Treatment of Snakebite
Abstract
To the Editor.—
The SPECIAL COMMUNICATION by Thomas G. Glass, Jr, MD, mentioned the use of cortisone, tourniquets, and ice bags. I think the following points are worth bringing out.
Cortisone has never been demonstrated to have any effect whatsoever on any snake venom known.Cortisone has never been shown to have any effect on the tissue product breakdown of the actions of snake venom.Cortisone has never been demonstrated to be of any benefit in the systemic manifestations of pit viper...