antivenom
Bite treatment serum
Antivenom is a medicine used to treat venomous bites and stings, typically from snakes, spiders, or scorpions.
It contains antibodies that neutralize the specific toxins in venom.
Antivenom is produced by injecting small amounts of venom into animals (usually horses) and harvesting the resulting antibodies.
The hospital administered antivenom within an hour of the snakebite.
Also called antivenin.
Injection of animal poison
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
mamba · adder · pit viper · bite · neurotoxic · hemotoxic · polyvalent · monovalent
Antibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
- biologicLiving-organism-derived drug
injectable · equine · ovine · purified · lyophilized · reconstitution · vial · polyvalent
Steeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- emergencySerious sudden danger
hospital · stabilization · epinephrine · intervention · physician · protocol · intensive care · triage
Severe systemic allergic reaction
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- allergic reactionImmune system's hostile response
- adverse effectUnwanted harmful treatment outcome
- premedicationDrugs before main treatment
antihistamine · corticosteroid · skin test · tolerance · immune response · fever · rash · monitoring
Protective medical injection
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- hyperimmuneExceptionally high antibody levels
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
purification · manufacturing · serpentarium · cold chain · shelf life · stockpile · batch · quality control
Harmful biological substances
- neurotoxinsPoisons targeting nervous systems
- cytotoxinsAgents lethal to cells
- hemotoxinsSubstances toxic to blood
- cardiotoxinsAgents damaging cardiac muscle
proteases · toxicity · lethal dose · pathophysiology · paralysis
envenomation
Injection of animal poison
rattlesnake · mamba · adder · pit viper · bite · neurotoxic · hemotoxic · polyvalent · monovalent · reptile
antiserum
Antibody-rich therapeutic fluid
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
biologic · injectable · equine · ovine · purified · lyophilized · reconstitution · vial · polyvalent · therapeutic
infusion
Steeping to extract essence
- intravenousInto the vein
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
emergency · hospital · stabilization · epinephrine · intervention · physician · protocol · intensive care · triage · resuscitation
anaphylaxis
Severe systemic allergic reaction
- hypersensitivityExaggerated response to stimuli
- allergic reactionImmune system's hostile response
- adverse effectUnwanted harmful treatment outcome
premedication · antihistamine · corticosteroid · skin test · tolerance · immune response · fever · rash · monitoring · contraindication
immunization
Protective medical injection
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- hyperimmuneExceptionally high antibody levels
fractionation · purification · manufacturing · serpentarium · cold chain · shelf life · stockpile · batch · quality control · biosynthesis
toxins
Harmful biological substances
- neurotoxinsPoisons targeting nervous systems
- cytotoxinsAgents lethal to cells
- hemotoxinsSubstances toxic to blood
cardiotoxins · proteases · toxicity · lethal dose · pathophysiology · paralysis
- defenseswall, walls, fence, gate, barrier
- biological materialstissue, blood, plasma, serum, bone marrow
- counteragentsantiserum, counteractant, neutralizer, antagonist, countermeasure
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
- Snakebite Treatmentimmobilization, pressure bandage, time tracking
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, toxin, toxicity, poisons
antivenomvenom
Injected animal poison
poison · toxin · snake venom · envenomation · neurotoxin
- snake antivenomSerum countering serpent toxins