Venomous Snakebites in Canada: A National Review of Patient Epidemiology and Antivenom Usage

ConclusionsThe absolute number of annual envenomations is small and the 3 Crotalinae species are limited to relatively narrow geographic areas in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. The utilization of antivenom in the treatment of patients revealed that regions where the western and prairie rattlesnake reside forfeited a substantial amount of antivenom from 2009 to 2015. Organizations responsible for maintaining antivenom supplies on a provincial or regional level could use these data to guide antidote stocking and reduce costs.
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research