Biomaterial Database

Venomous animals and their victims: a program for sophomore medical students. 1977

J J Daly

As Americans increase their outdoor activities, the possibility of contact with venomous animals becomes greater. At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences a program has been developed for sophomore medical students to help meet this potential health threat. Lectures are given on the recognition and general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and the treatment of bites and stings. Both first-aid and clinical management are included. Laboratory demonstrations consist of both live and preserved specimens of venomous animals. Live specimens of reptiles, as well as informed curators, are provided by the Little Rock Zoological Gardens in what may be a unique cooperative effort between a medical school and a zoo. The program has been judged to be a success on the basis of the response of the medical students.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001733	Bites and Stings	Injuries inflicted by the TEETH or poisoning caused by VENOMS of animals.	Stings,Bites,Stings and Bites,Bite,Sting
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004504	Education, Medical, Undergraduate	The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.	Medical Education, Undergraduate,Education, Undergraduate Medical,Undergraduate Medical Education
D005392	First Aid	Emergency care or treatment given to a person who suddenly becomes ill or injured before full medical services become available.	Aid, First,Aids, First,First Aids
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001131	Arkansas	State of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA bounded on the north by Missouri, on the east by Tennessee and Mississippi, on the south by Louisiana, and on the west by Oklahoma and Texas.
D012909	Snake Bites	Bites by snakes. Bite by a venomous snake is characterized by stinging pain at the wound puncture. The venom injected at the site of the bite is capable of producing a deleterious effect on the blood or on the nervous system. (Webster's 3d ed; from Dorland, 27th ed, at snake, venomous)	Envenomation, Snakebite,Snake Envenomation,Snake Envenoming,Snakebite Envenoming,Snakebites,Bite, Snake,Envenomation, Snake,Envenoming, Snake,Envenoming, Snakebite,Snake Bite,Snake Envenomations,Snake Envenomings,Snakebite,Snakebite Envenomation,Snakebite Envenomations,Snakebite Envenomings
D012911	Snakes	Limbless REPTILES of the suborder Serpentes.	Serpentes,Ophidia,Snake