Syncope, Massive Aspiration, and Sudden Death Following Rattlesnake Bite

Robert L. Norris; James A. Wilkerson; Joanne Feldman

doi:10.1580/06-WEME-CR-012R.1

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Robert L. Norris,¹ James A. Wilkerson,¹ Joanne Feldman¹

¹From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford Hospital, Stanford, CA (Dr Norris and Dr Feldman

Abstract

Fatalities following rattlesnake bite are rare in the United States, usually occur some hours following the bite, and are generally secondary to direct venom effects. We report a patient with acute syncope and subsequent massive aspiration resulting in airway obstruction and rapid death following a probable Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) bite.

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Robert L. Norris, James A. Wilkerson, and Joanne Feldman "Syncope, Massive Aspiration, and Sudden Death Following Rattlesnake Bite," Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 18(3), 206-208, (1 September 2007). https://doi.org/10.1580/06-WEME-CR-012R.1

Published: 1 September 2007