Shake, Rattle and Roll: Snake Bite Management

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Snake bite management is a medical emergency, and healthcare professionals must act quickly to determine the type of snake bite and provide appropriate care. Participants explore the use of a grading scale to determine the degree of envenomation and appropriate treatment of poisonous snake bites. Antivenin administration and wound management are explored. A case study documents the treatment, medical management, surgical intervention and recovery of a snake bite injury.

Objectives

Distinguish the physical characteristics of poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes.
Determine the degree of the envenomation of poisonous snakes utilizing the severity of snake bite management scale.
Determine appropriate pharmacologic and wound management for snake bites.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.25 contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.