PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jacqueline Le Geyt AU - Sophie Pach AU - José María Gutiérrez AU - Abdulrazaq Garba Habib AU - Kalana Prasad Maduwage AU - Timothy Craig Hardcastle AU - Roger Hernández Diaz AU - María Luisa Avila-Aguero AU - Kyaw Thu Ya AU - David Williams AU - Jay Halbert TI - Paediatric snakebite envenoming: recognition and management of cases AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319428 DP - 2021 Jan 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood PG - 14--19 VI - 106 IP - 1 4099 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/106/1/14.short 4100 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/106/1/14.full SO - Arch Dis Child2021 Jan 01; 106 AB - Snakebite in children can often be severe or potentially fatal, owing to the lower volume of distribution relative to the amount of venom injected, and there is potential for long-term sequelae. In the second of a two paper series, we describe the pathophysiology of snakebite envenoming including the local and systemic effects. We also describe the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenoming including prehospital first aid and definitive medical and surgical care.