A STUDY OF EPIDEMOLOGY AND OUTCOME OF SNAKE ENVENOMATION ADMITTED AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, NORTH KERALA

Aims and Objectives:Snake envenomation is a medical emergency of significant public health concernfaced by rural populations mainly in tropical and subtropical countries with heavy rainfall and humid climate.Although India ia s single large contributor of snake bites,reporting is very poor. Very few studies describe epidemiology and outcome of snake bite from Kerala. Hence, this study was planned to collect information on various aspects of snake bite in a tertiary care hospital.. This tertiary care centre caters to all six districts of Kerala including Kozhikode,Kannur,Malappuram ,Kasargod,Palakkad and Wayanad.