{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "snake-bite",
  "name": "Snake Bite",
  "category": "acute",
  "sources": "WHO Snakebite envenoming - treatment (Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, who.int)",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "WHO Snakebite envenoming - treatment (Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, who.int) · Snake Bite - disease-level clinical article (snake-bite-clinical.txt)",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 1657,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Emergency Referral)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Immobilize the bitten limb (splint), keep patient completely still, and arrange immediate emergency transport to a hospital equipped with antivenom",
      "adult_duration": "Immediate emergency transfer",
      "dose_source": "WHO Snakebite envenoming - treatment (Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, who.int)",
      "rationale": "Primary care in Egypt rarely stocks appropriate polyvalent antivenom; immediate transfer is life-saving.",
      "cautions": [
        "DO NOT apply a tourniquet.",
        "DO NOT incise, cut, or apply suction to the bite wound.",
        "DO NOT apply ice or heat to the area.",
        "Remove rings or constricting items before swelling occurs.",
        "RED FLAG - Before hospital arrival, do NOT incise the wound, attempt oral or suction venom removal, apply ice, or give alcohol. Immobilize, keep the patient still, and transfer.",
        "RED FLAG - Explicit warnings against dangerous lay first-aid practices (tourniquets, venom extractors, wound incision/washout) that increase morbidity are missing from the advice",
        "RED FLAG - Signs of severe systemic toxicity, including profound neuromuscular blockade leading to diaphragmatic paralysis and respiratory insufficiency, are omitted"
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Immediate emergency pediatric transport",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "snake-bite"
    }
  ]
}