In 2021, the clinic treated 17 patients, including some with lingering complications that threatened their ability to work and pursue hobbies, according to UAB.
Rattlesnake handlers from the Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo brought 5 Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake to the annual Turkey Day at Mark's Outdoors in Vestavia Thursday March 8, 2012. The demonstration let people get up close to the snakes and learn safety tips from the handlers on what to do if you happen upon a rattlesnake in the wild. .
“The idea was, let’s formalize a practice of where we can send these snake envenomation patients for follow up and actually guarantee a follow up for everyone regardless of insurance status,” Rushton toldBetween 7,000 and 8,000 people are bitten by snakes every year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only about five or six die and death is unlikely for those who receive medical treatment.
“Every snake bite that gets called into Alabama Poison Information Center gets offered a 3 to 5 day follow up in our clinic, and that has been amazingly successful,” Rushton said. “They can make the difference between lifelong complications and a full recovery,” Shapshak said in a press release. “What we’re doing is cutting-edge,” Rushton said. “No one else is thinking this deeply about snakebites and follow-up.”“Snakebites are relatively rare, and any one provider may not see too many patients with complications from snakebites,” Kelly said in a press release. “With the snakebite clinic, we are able to see patients from throughout the state, and as with many things, experience is key in understanding the nuances of clinical care.
Although about 50 percent of snakebites are “dry,” when a snake does inject venom, it can cause tissues to fill up with blood. Painful blood blisters are another common complication of bites.
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