According to UAB, only about five people die per year from snakebite in America. But what about the long term effects that follow?
Rushton is a medical toxicologist and the medical director of the Alabama Poison Information Center, the state’s poison control center, based at Children’s of Alabama. Nearly all snakebites in Alabama trigger a call to APIC. In the heart of snakebite season, Rushton and fellow medical toxicologist Sukhshant Atti, M.D., average one or two snakebite consults every day with providers throughout the state.Last year, Rushton and wound-care expert Dag Shapshak, M.D.
, where he specializes in treating persistent wounds and swelling. Shapshak’s typical patient in the Comprehensive Wound Care Clinic is about 80 years old and is dealing with complications from diabetes or cancer.
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