antivenin

Example Sentences

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If it turns out that you do need antivenin, sooner is better than later.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2023

He said he immediately secured the snake and then went to the emergency room, where he was given antivenin and recovered from the bite.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

Nor should you use a tourniquet, as it keeps the venom concentrated in one spot and makes it more difficult for the antivenin to do its job.

From Golf Digest • May 3, 2018

He once successfully administered antivenin to a skinner who had been bitten by a snake, he wrote in a column for Sports Afield, and soldered a leaking radiator on a baggage truck.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2018

Once a messenger on a bicycle came teetering up the jungle path bringing us twelve vials of antivenin, individually wrapped in tissue inside a woman’s jewelry box—an astounding treasure whose history we couldn’t guess.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver