| management of thai cobra bites with a single bolus of antivenin. | between january 1981 and december 1991, 68 adults were treated at chulalongkorn university for cobra bites. respiratory failure developed in the bite victims even when an adequate genus-specific antivenin was administered at the onset of neuromuscular paralysis. the duration of time spent on a respirator was, however, significantly less in patients treated with an intravenous 100-ml antivenin bolus given at the onset of neurotoxic signs. we found that a bolus of 100 ml of purified equine antiven ... | 1997 | 11990132 |