Retrospective prevalence of snakebites from Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL)(1999-2003)

• Main Authors: Jamaiah, I., Rohela, M., Ng, T.K., Ch'ng, K.B., Teh, Y.S., Nurulhuda, A.L., Suhaili, N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4172/1/Retrospective_prevalence_of_snakebites_from_Hospital_Kuala_Lumpur_%28HKL%29%281999-2003%29.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4172/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16771235

A hospital based retrospective study of the prevalence of snakebite cases at Hospital Kuala Lumpur was carried out over a five-year period from 1999 to 2003. A total of 126 snakebite cases were recorded. The highest admission for snakebites was recorded in 2001 (29 cases). The majority of cases were...