Come into contact with a danger noodle 🐍 AKA pit viper?

There are 2 #antivenoms : Crofab & Anavip (both now approved for N. American pit viper envenomations)!

Fortunately for us in CA 😎🌴 we only have rattlesnakes. Other parts of the US have copperheads & water moccasins!

Early studies suggested CroFab was not effective for this species of rattlesnake; however, clinical studies suggested otherwise, but also revealed a more complex picture. Can you name the species? Find out more at Venom Week! venomweek.com

Happy Halloween #EMRx and #TwitteRx !

Crofab or Anavip?

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Hi from the reptile house at Bronx Zoo. It’s field trip day at NYU Toxicology. This horrifying guy is an eastern diamond rattlesnake. He’s a crotalid, so if he bit you, you’d need crofab.

One of the best Crofab presentation titles I’ve ever seen by Ashley Lock, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP

Good stuff

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Narrowly missed stepping on a rattlesnake on my run today. I spent the following few kms questioning whether crofab needs to be refrigerated and whether I could I carry it with me in my running pack. 🤔 #irrationalthoughts #idontwantDIC #doctorsmaketheworstpatients

CroFab vs. Anavip. Remember there are no absolute contraindications to antivenom #toxday #emconf

Teen flown to us from Texas with rattlesnake bite to foot so he could receive Anavip (equine Fab2). Photo: eyes swollen shut after beginning infusion of CroFab (ovine Fab) in Texas. Tolerated Anavip fine. Allergic reactions are possible with either product.
PhxMedToxFellowship

Presentation on emergency tx of snake bites (& CroFab antivenin). Not so relevant in England but memories of working in AZ 🌵🇺🇸 where patients would present with scorpions/snakes in Tupperware at triage (& also having to run and get antivenom direct from pharmacy).

Who needs CroFAB or Anavip when you have whiskey?

Ping Ben Abo

If you ever had the pleasure of compounding Crofab you know that it can be a pain! Listen to our full episode tomorrow morning on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube. #pharmicu #TwitteRx #toxicology #Pharmsohard #medtwitter #pharmacy #pharmed

Learning about crofab, does this make me a #ToxBro ? Josh Trebach, MD Ryan Marino, MD

Snakes! Why’d it have to be SNAKES? via meghan spyres The Tox And The Hound emcrit.org/toxhound/snake… #FOAMed #FOAMtox

Rattle Snake Envenomation:
1. Immobilize & Elevate
2. Any Swelling or Hematologic Abnormality = Antivenom (4 - 6 Vials Crofab Initially)
3. New Antivenom Anavip (2nd Option)

Great debate by Craig Cocchio and @faismin on #Crofab v #Anavip for snake envenomations at the ACCP EMED PRN focus session on toxicologic emergencies #ACCPGC22 #TeamAnavip

PSA: #Rattlesnakes are coming out of hibernation...and they like to shelter under vehicles😳

Thanks Elon Musk for all the #Tesla cameras to know when it is safe to exit 🐍🐍🐍

No crofab for us today!

#AZWild
#ItsElectric

‘Tis about that time! 🐍 🐍 🐍 Do you know how to #crofab #SCSHPAM19 #BridgingTheGap SCSHP

Great infographics about anavip v crofab from our friends at Dallas Tox @acmtnjc

So we’re up to four rattlesnake bites already and we got to use Anavip in a patient allergic to CroFab. ⁦PhxMedToxFellowship⁩ Phoenix man first in US to receive new anti-venom treatment | Arizona News | azfamily.com azfamily.com/news/phoenix-m…

Great talk by Nate LaVoy, MD today on snake bites! Perhaps board content we should recall in the future! Find description of how CroFab is made with international collaboration below! And then how it should be delivered! #pedsicu