treatment of patients with venomous snake bites.
Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study of 117 patients diagnosed with venomous snake bites treated at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital from November 2022 to August 2023.
Result: Epidemiology: men 61.5%; farmers 37.6%; self-employed 17.9%; rural 45.3%; mountainous areas 41.9%; snake bites at work 45.3%, at home 33.3%. Cobra family 65% (cobra 41%); vipers 31.6%, kraits and corporate snake 9.4%. Bites on hands and fingers 50.4%; feet and toes 42.7%. Hospitalized before 6:00 hour 71.8%.
Clinical: Scorpions and kraits bite drooping eyelids, difficulty swallowing 54.5%. Cobra bite pain 96.9%; bite swelling 93.8%; necrosis 63%. Viper bite swelling 91.8%; bite pain 86.5%; bite wound bleeding 35%.
Correct first aid: wash wounds 28.2%; immobile, fixed 12.8%. Improper first aid: tourniquet 71.7%; leaf poultice application 45.3%; injection, incision and bleeding 30.7%; 11.9% of leaf medicine users.
Admission to front-line medical facilities 61.5%; wound cleaning 48.6%; tetanus serum 34.7%; no treatment 20.8%.
Conclusion: Venomous snake bites are common in farmers and self-employed workers. Snake bites occur mainly at work and in the home, often in groups of cobras, king tigers, tigers, green snakes, kraits and corporate snake. Clinically, pain, swelling and necrosis of the bite site are common. First aid is rarely used, many incorrect first aid methods are used.