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Snake bite victims are bitten by a snake or a patient who allegedly bitten by a snake.

Pathophysiology of Snake Bites

Snake venom contains toxins and enzymes derived from saliva. Can the snake is:

• Neurotoxin

Result in peripheral or central nerve. Fatal because paralise striated muscles. Clinical manifestations: respiratory muscle paralysis, cardiovascular disturbed, the degree of consciousness decreased to a coma.

• Haemotoksin

Is hemolytic with substance between phospholipase and other enzymes or cause coagulation by activating prothrombin. Bleeding itself as a result of lysis of red blood cells due to toxins. Clinical manifestations: the bite wound that continues to bleed, haematom on each IM injection, haematuria, haemoptysis, haematemesis, renal failure.

• Myotoksin

Rhabdomiolisis which resulted in frequent contact with mhaemotoksin. Myoglobulinuria that cause kidney damage and hyperkalemia due to damage to muscle cells.

• Kardiotoksin

Damage the heart muscle fibers that cause heart muscle damage.

• Cytotoksin

With the release of histamine and other substances cause disruption of cardiovascular vasoaktifamin.

• Cytolitik

This substance is an active cause inflammation and necrosis in the tissue in place patukan

• Enzymes

Including hyaluronidase as an active ingredient in the spread can.

Classification of snake bite (source: Parrish)

• Degree 0

There are no systemic symptoms after 12 hours, minimum swelling, 1 cm diameter

• Degree I

2 canine bites, swelling with a diameter of 1-5 cm, no systemic signs up to 12 hours

• Degree II

Same with degrees I, Petechie, echimosis, severe pain within 12 hours

• Degree III

Same with degrees I and II, shock and respiratory distress / petechie, echimosis whole body

• Degree IV

Very fast deteriorating

Handling of Snake Bite Victims

• Inhibit the absorption and dissemination of venom
• Could neutralize
• Treating complications
• Monitor diathese hemorhagi after 2 hours
• If there are signs laryngospasme, bronchospasme, urticaria, or hypotension give 0.5 mg IM adrenaline, 100 mg IV hidrokortisone
• If I need to do hemodialise
• When diathese hemorhagi improved, transfusion components.
• Observation of patients had at least 1 x 24 hours

Plants that can be used to treat snake bites:

• Wash the roots of Biduri, Calotropis gigantea [Willd.] Dryand.ex WTAit by 1 finger clean, then chew and swallow the water, while the waste is used to close the wound.
• Tubers of Gynura segetum (Lour.) Merr. crushed and then placed in a place that had a bite.
• 20-30 grams of the root of Clerodentrum calamitosum L, chewed. Water is swallowed, the waste is used to compress the snake bite wound.
• 10-20 grams of dried herbs of Indian Acalypha - Acalypha indica L, mashed and mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar. Apply it on the bite wound.
• 20 grams of leaves of White mulberry - Morus alba L mashed. Add 1/2 cup water, then squeezed and filtered. The water is drunk.