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When Every Minute Counts (Lessons from Epifanio’s Case and His Fatal Outcome After a Snakebite)
Caso educativo real sobre un accidente ofídico en el estado Lara. La Fundación Vivarium relata el acompañamiento al señor Epifanio, un paciente de 71 años mordido por serpiente cuyo cuadro evolucionó desfavorablemente. El artículo explica qué hacer ante una mordedura, los errores más comunes, la importancia de clasificar bien el envenenamiento, y las medidas que pueden evitar desenlaces fatales. Una lectura esencial para prevenir accidentes y actuar correctamente a tiempo.

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Nov 194 min read


Can Clothing Protect you from a Snakebite?
Discover how thick clothing, boots, and gloves can reduce the severity of a snakebite. Scientific evidence and real cases from Venezuela demonstrate their importance in snakebite prevention.

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Aug 144 min read


The Shape of a Snake's Pupil:
A Biological Clock or a Map of Its Life? Have you ever wondered what you can discover by looking into a snake's eyes? Beyond their...

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Aug 24 min read


Timely Response to Severe Fer-de-lance Snakebite at Los Teques Hospital: Fundación Vivarium Applies Its Experimental Severity Scale
Un paciente con mordedura grave por mapanare fue atendido en Los Teques. Fundación Vivarium aplicó su escala experimental de severidad y brindó apoyo clínico y educativo, documentando el caso como parte de su labor formativa en Venezuela.

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Jun 202 min read


Vivarium Foundation conducted a new workshop of Ofidiology
In coordination with CEFOSIEM ( CARABOBO INTEGRATED SYSTEM TRAINING CENTER) On Thursday, September 9, 2021, Fundación Vivarium held a...

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Sep 12, 20212 min read


Two children were bitten by snakes and require antivenom
José Antonio Yépez, 9 years old, is one of the bitten children, he is confined in the pediatric emergency of the Dr. Agustín Zubillaga...

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Jul 24, 20211 min read


In less than 12 hours 2 people were bitten by poisonous snakes in Anzoátegui - Venezuela
This Wednesday, December 2, two young people entered the emergency room at the "Guevara Rojas Hospital" in "El Tigre, Anzoátegui",...

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Jul 24, 20212 min read


In the Falcón state, an adolescent bitten by a snake dies, awaiting the antivenom serum
Mariela López reported that her son died slowly, due to not being able to locate the antivenom serum. They made contact with Major Luis...

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Jul 24, 20212 min read


Mrs. Yixy Suarez has been bitten by a poisonous snake and has not yet receive the antidote
Yixy Suarez, 42 years old, was bitten in the right lower limb. She is from Juan de Villegas Pavía kilometer 11, Barquisimeto Edo. Lara -...

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Jul 24, 20211 min read


Christiane Bornhorst, founder of Corphus Menti Health Center, passed away
After being bitten by a mapanare snake, the specialist was complicated by an allergic reaction to the antidote that was applied to save...

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Jul 24, 20212 min read
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