A randomised controlled trial of antivenom for red-bellied black snake envenoming

蛇咬伤会造成肌肉损伤，这种损伤是不可逆的，除了抗蛇毒血清之外没有特殊的治疗方法。红腹黑蛇咬伤为研究抗蛇毒血清在蛇咬伤肌肉损伤中的应用提供了一个独特的机会，因为这种蛇出现在新南威尔士州和昆士兰州的大片人口地区。这项研究将确定抗蛇毒血清在治疗红腹黑蛇咬伤时是否有效和安全，以及是否因此对其他在世界范围内造成肌肉损伤的重要蛇也有用。

Muscle damage can result from snake bite, is irreversible and there is no specific treatment except antivenom. Red-bellied black snake bite provides a unique opportunity to study antivenom use in muscle damage in snake bite because this snake occurs across large population areas of NSW and Queensland. The study will determine if antivenom is effective and safe in red bellied black snake bite and whether it is therefore useful for other important snakes that cause muscle damage worldwide.