It was a quiet morning in Sevagram, a village 20 kilometers from where Gopal (name changed), a small farmer, lived. As dawn broke, his peaceful life took a sudden, violent turn. He woke up with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and a feeling of extreme weakness. There were no warning signsโno heavy meals, no alcohol, none …
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Snakebite
๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น
Alcohol and a snake. Two unlikely companions in the dark, yet both played a role in the mysterious arrival of Vitthal (name changed) to the emergency room of our hospital. Two days ago. It was well past midnight when Vitthal, consumed by alcohol, began to babble about a snake. In the quiet of his village …
From Darkness to Dawn: PC’s Remarkable Recovery
Years ago, in Sevagram, PC, a young girl, arrived at our hospital in the midnightโmotionless and speechless. Her ordeal began after a family dinner. Her family noticed something was amiss. She couldn’t speak, move, or even swallow her saliva. Panic set in as they rushed her to our hospital. In the ICU, residents checked her …
Stoic Amidst Snakebite: Rakesh’s Tale of Resilience
In a bustling Ashoka hotel along the Nagpur-Hyderabad highway, in Jamb, Rakesh (name changed) was going about his daily routine, completely unaware of the danger that awaited him. It was Thursday midnight, with the staircase dimly lit and heavy rain pouring down, adding an eerie atmosphere to the scene. Little did Rakesh know that as …
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐: ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐บ, ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐
The events of the day held a fascinating tale. Last night, driven by curiosity, I explored the realm of snake venom. Studying its biochemistry and effects on the body after a snakebite, I marveled at how these venomous creatures target our nerves, muscles, blood vessels, platelets, and kidneys, even forming dangerous clots in vital organs. …
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น: ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ
A few years ago, I was invited to speak about snakebites at an annual conference in Nagpur. As a physician who had treated hundreds of patients with venomous snakebites, I was excited to share my experience. On that Sunday morning, as I arrived at the conference hall 15 minutes early, I found only two people …
Krait
One quiet night in the village of Samudrapur, the brother and sister were sound asleep in their humble abode. The darkness was all around them, the only sounds were the chirping of crickets and the rustling of leaves outside. Little did they know that danger was lurking in the shadows. In the dead of the …
Snakebite management
I delivered a keynote address on the occasion of the valedictory function of the 4th International Snakebite Awareness day organized by the Clinical Toxicology Unit and Poisons Information Center, Christian Medical College, Vellore. I spoke on “Challenges and prospects of snakebite management in India” in a virtual event conducted on September 18th, 2021.
Snake bites and deaths: can we predict?
Snake bite is common in our area. Every year, we admit about 200 people with venomous snakebites to MGIMS, our teaching hospital, 10% of who die. Is it possible to distinguish survivors from non-survivors? Can we use simple signs and symptoms and labs to do so? Here is my Powerpoint presentation: I spoke on this …