snake bites by the papuan taipan (oxyuranus scutellatus canni): paralysis, hemostatic and electrocardiographic abnormalities, and effects of antivenom. | one hundred sixty-six patients with enzyme immunoassay-proven bites by taipans (oxyuranus scutellatus canni) were studied in port moresby, papua new guinea. one hundred thirty-nine (84%) showed clinical evidence of envenoming: local signs were trivial, but most developed hemostatic disorders and neurotoxicity. the blood of 77% of the patients was incoagulable and 35% bled spontaneously, usually from the gums. fifty-one per cent had microscopic hematuria. neurotoxic signs (ptosis, ophthalmoplegia ... | 1995 | 7611559 |