{"id":765,"date":"2025-08-27T06:36:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.236.237.24\/?page_id=765"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:07:51","slug":"poison-bite-sting-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\/poison-bite-sting-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Poison \/ Bite &#038; Sting Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"765\" class=\"elementor elementor-765\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df48e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2df48e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6c894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"ea6c894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhm.tn.gov.in\/ta\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8da15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b8da15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb900c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efb900c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acc748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acc748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.section{<br \/>font-size:14px;<br \/>line-height:1.7;<br \/>margin:40px 0;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.section h2{<br \/>font-size:22px;<br \/>margin-bottom:10px;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.divider{<br \/>width:60px;<br \/>height:4px;<br \/>background:#f2c300;<br \/>margin:12px 0 20px;<br \/>border-radius:2px;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.section h3{<br \/>font-size:18px;<br \/>margin-top:25px;<br \/>margin-bottom:8px;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.info-box{<br \/>background:#f5f5f5;<br \/>border-left:5px solid #f2c300;<br \/>padding:18px;<br \/>border-radius:8px;<br \/>margin:18px 0;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.program-block{<br \/>background:#fafafa;<br \/>border-left:4px solid #f2c300;<br \/>padding:14px 16px;<br \/>border-radius:6px;<br \/>margin-top:14px;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.stat-grid{<br \/>display:grid;<br \/>grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(200px,1fr));<br \/>gap:12px;<br \/>margin-top:12px;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.stat-card{<br \/>background:#fff;<br \/>padding:12px 14px;<br \/>border-radius:8px;<br \/>border-top:3px solid #f2c300;<br \/>box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);<br \/>}<\/p>\n<p>.section ul{<br \/>padding-left:20px;<br \/>}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<h2>Poison \/ Bite &amp; Sting Management<\/h2>\n<div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info-box\">Tamil Nadu has strengthened emergency management systems for poisoning cases and animal bites across government healthcare institutions through advanced treatment protocols, specialized therapies, and improved reporting systems.<\/div>\n<h3>Rodenticide Poisoning Management<\/h3>\nA total of 3,24,144 poisoning patients were successfully treated across Tamil Nadu between January 2022 and April 2026. Plasma Exchange Therapy (PLEX) for severe rodenticide poisoning is operational across 22 hospitals. Out of 18,909 rodenticide cases treated, 2,509 patients underwent PLEX, yielding an exceptional 64.9% survival rate for high-toxicity ingestions.\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">18,909<\/strong>Patients Admitted \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\";>2,509<\/strong>PLEX Therapy Performed \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\"> 64.9%<\/strong>Deaths Averted\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>International Recognition<\/h3>\n<div class=\"program-block\">\n\nThe innovative treatment model implemented by the Government of Tamil Nadu received international recognition from the scientific journal <strong>The Lancet<\/strong>.\n\nThe initiative was highlighted under the title:\n\n<strong>\u201cThe Hub and Spoke Model: A Pathway for Urgent Plasma Exchange to Treat Patients with Rodenticide Ingestion Induced Acute Liver Failure in Tamil Nadu.\u201d<\/strong>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>Expansion of PLEX Services<\/h3>\n<div class=\"program-block\">\n\nPlasma Exchange therapy services have been expanded to seven additional Medical College Hospitals including:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Namakkal<\/li>\n \t<li>Karur<\/li>\n \t<li>Krishnagiri<\/li>\n \t<li>Trichy<\/li>\n \t<li>Tiruvannamalai<\/li>\n \t<li>Virudhunagar<\/li>\n \t<li>Kanyakumari<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nEquipment has been procured for these centres through TNMSC at a cost of <strong>\u20b92.33 Crore<\/strong>.\n\n<\/div>\n<h3>Bites &amp; Sting Management<\/h3>\nThe Government of Tamil Nadu has prioritized the management and prevention of snake bites, scorpion stings, and other animal bites in all Government Hospitals and Primary Health Centres.\n<div class=\"stat-grid\">\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\"> 4,68,986 Patients<\/strong>Bites &amp; Stings Treated (2021\u20132026)\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat-card\"><strong style=\"font-size:30px\">1%<\/strong>Current Death Rate\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTo support effective treatment, <strong>Anti-Snake Venom (ASV)<\/strong> is made available in all government hospitals to move towards the goal of <strong>zero mortality due to snake bites and animal envenomation<\/strong>.\n<h3>Disease Notification System<\/h3>\n<div class=\"program-block\">\n\nSnake Bite Envenomation has been declared a <strong>Notifiable Disease<\/strong> under the Public Health Act (1939), effective from <strong>04 November 2024<\/strong>.\n\nAll hospitals including private hospitals are required to notify snake bite cases to the Government. A dedicated reporting system has been created through the <strong>Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) portal<\/strong>.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"program-block\">\n\n<strong>Training:<\/strong>\n\nA one day refresher training has been conducted on Intensive Medical Care and Poison Management at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, for 142 emergency physicians on poison bites and sting management.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Poison \/ Bite &amp; Sting Management Tamil Nadu has strengthened emergency management systems for poisoning cases and animal bites across government healthcare institutions through advanced treatment protocols, specialized therapies, and improved reporting systems. Rodenticide Poisoning Management A total of 3,24,144 poisoning patients were successfully treated across Tamil Nadu between January 2022 and April 2026. 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