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Effect Of Friendly And Lasting Relationship In The Family For The Purpose Of Supporting And Promoting Health
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CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 DEFINITION.
Snake bite: this is an injury caused by the bite of a snake especially a venomous snake. A common signs and symptoms of the bite are as follows:
1. Pains at the site of the bite.
2. Swellings within five minutes.
3. Fang marks.
4. Fever
5. Blood from the bite site or any openings.
6. Overwhelming fear
7. Vomiting and
8. Diarrhea etc.
However, snake bites are medical emergencies if the snake venomous.
2.2 TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION OF SNAKE.
CLASS: Reptiles.
DEFINITION: Snakes are elongated legless carnivorous reptiles of the suborder serpent. They are exothermic amniotes vertebrate covered in overlapping scales.
TYPES: there are about 3400 species of snakes around the world. However, there are two major types of snakes.
a. Venomous
b. Non-venomous snake.
a. Venomous snakes: these are snakes that are capable of producing and injecting snake venom through specialized teeth called fangs.
b. Non-venomous snakes: these are snakes that lack the venom but make for it with sheer muscular power that they are used to subdue and kill their prey.
Most snakes’ species are considered harmless to humans and even most venomous species don’t produce venom that is toxic enough to kill a person. However our major concern is on the venomous snakes species.
The families of venomous snakes to be considered in this research work are as follows:
i. Elapidae
ii. Viperidae
i. ELAPIDAE (ELAPID SNAKES): These are snakes that are mostly found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world including the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Elapidae are venomous or poisonous snakes in the world. They have varying characteristics or features which is their fixed hollow fangs which they used to inject venom to their prey. Their potent venom is neurotoxin and caused severe damage to the nervous system can be patented deadly in most species of Elapidae family.
The examples of Elapidae family of snake are:
1. The black mamba.
2. Indian cobra.
3. King cobra.
4. Cape cobra.
5. Green mamba.
6. Sea snake e.g. belcher’s sea snake or olive sea snake.
ii. THE VIPERIDAE FAMILY (VIPERID SNAKES): the second family is the Viperidae which are other important family of venomous snakes found in America, Asia, Africa and UK. The snakes in this family are best known for their characteristics of long-hinged hollow fangs opposite of the Elapidae which have fixed fangs.
The vipers’ fangs can retract and extend when not in use, the fangs are folded back against the top of the snake’s mouth. When the snake opens its mouth for a bite, the fangs extends to a biting position.
Some examples of viperidae snakes are as follows:-
1. Russell viper.
2. Saw scaled viper.
3. Gabon viper.
4. Carpet viper.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONE1.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF CLIENT.Madam “N†is a wife of Mr. Selbar from the family of Selbar Nimlyat a 40 year old middle age woman. She is about 6.5metres tall and slim she is black in complexion and was brought to the comprehensive health Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Zamko branch Langtang North LGA Plateau state. The woman was brought to the hospital with the history of snake bite by her husband Mr. Selbar on the 12th August 2017 at about 4.30 pm, with the f ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 9 ]INTERVENTION:i.
Provide a description of the frequent and information about maintenance
procedures and how to decrease fear and anxiety clarify misconceptions
and improve co-operation.ii. Indicate the desire to hear and speak to the patient when the procedure is pain freeiii. Access metal status including mood, affective.iv. Encourage patient to talk about injuries everydayv.
Explain to the patient what is happening. Give a chance to ask question
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CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FOURSUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS4.1 SUMMARYMrs. “N†received a prompt attention and adequate care from the snake bite which is an emergency case. She recovered fully and was discharged after 5 days of admission in the hospital on drugs and subsequent medical review.My visits were all successful; I was given a good reception by members of the family and the entire community. The families were happy with the knowledge they got from me through the health talk ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCES1. Alirol E, Sharma SK Bawaskar HS, Kuch U Chappuis F. snake bite in South Asia: a review Plos Negal Trop Dis. 2010 4: e603 (PMC free article) (Pub Med)2. Anonymous District Demographic Profile of Nepal Kathmandu Nepal: Informal Sector Research and study Centre 2002.3. Complications of snake bite https:googleweblligh.com.ipu=http:4. http://googleweblight.com.ng/search. Snake bite treatment and management.5. https://www.google.com/ipu=htt6. http://www ... Continue reading---
