Description: Due to the fact that Sri Lanka is a 3rd world country and desperately lacks proper medical funding, snakebite patients routinely receive bottled water by mouth rather than IV fluids. This is frightening considering that Russell's viper bite patients usually die from renal failure, and IV fluids are vital to keep the kidneys from becoming clogged. This particular individual was bitten on the left foot earlier in the day while working in a rice paddy.
![Russells_bite_gets_water.jpg [88 Kb]](/libraries/download/5177/Russells_bite_gets_water.jpg)
