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I-Antivenin (Crotalidae Polyvalent) iyimithi esindisa impilo enqanda ubuthi obuvela ezinyokeni zaseNyakatho Melika ezifana nezinyoka ezinomgogodla, izinhloko zethusi, kanye nemilomo kakotini. Le antivenom isebenza ngokubopha ubuthi obusebuthini benyoka, ibavimbele ekulimaleni okunye ezicutshini zomzimba wakho nezitho.
Uma wena noma othile omaziyo elunywe yinyoka enobuthi, le mithi ingenza umehluko phakathi kokululama nezinkinga ezinzima. Ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi ungakhathazeki kakhulu ngenqubo yokwelashwa.
I-Antivenin (Crotalidae Polyvalent) iyi-antivenom ekhethekile eyenziwe ngama-antibody aqondise ngqo ubuthi bezinyoka ezinezimbotshana. Yenziwa ngokujova amanani amancane obuthi emahhashini noma ezimvwini, bese kuqoqwa ama-antibody amasistimu abo omzimba akhiqizayo ukulwa nobuthi.
Le mithi ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-antivenom noma ama-antivenins, okuyimikhiqizo yezinto eziphilayo eklanyelwe ukulwa nobuthi obuthile bezilwane. Ingxenye ethi \
Odokotela basebenzisa lo muthi lapho umuntu ekhombisa izimpawu zokulunywa okukhulu, njengokuvuvukala okukhulu, izinkinga zokuphuma igazi, noma izimpawu zokuthi ubuthi buthinta izitho ezibalulekile. Akubona bonke abalunywe yinyoka abadinga ukwelashwa ngomuthi wokulwa nobuthi, kodwa uma kudingeka, kubalulekile ukuvimbela izinkinga ezinzima.
Lo muthi futhi ngezinye izikhathi usetshenziswa ezindaweni zocwaningo ukutadisha ubuthi benyoka nokuthuthukisa ukwelashwa okungcono. Kodwa-ke, ukusetshenziswa kwawo okuyinhloko nokubaluleke kakhulu kuhlala ukwelapha izisulu zangempela zokulunywa yinyoka ezimeni eziphuthumayo.
Lo muthi wokulwa nobuthi usebenza ngokubopha ngqo ebuthini obusegazini lakho, ubenze bangasebenzi ngaphambi kokuthi bakwazi ukubangela umonakalo omkhulu. Cabanga ngayo njengeqembu lokuhlanza lama-molecular elibamba izinto eziyingozi futhi lizibeke uphawu lokuzisusa.
Ama-antibody aku-antivenom aklanyelwe ngqo ukubona nokunamathela ezingxenyeni zobuthi be-pit viper. Uma sebophene ndawonye, izinqubo zomzimba wakho zemvelo zingasusa ubuthi nama-antibody ohlelweni lwakho kalula.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi oqinile nophumelelayo uma usetshenziswa ngendlela efanele. Kungamisa ukuqhubeka kwezimpawu zokulunywa futhi kusize ukuguqula omunye umonakalo osele wenziwe, nakuba usebenza kangcono uma unikezwa ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngemva kokulunywa.
Ngeke uzithathele wena lo muthi - ngaso sonke isikhathi unikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo ngomugqa we-intravenous (IV) engalweni yakho. Ithimba lezokwelapha lizoqala ukufaka kancane futhi likuqaphe eduze kuyo yonke inqubo.
Ngaphambi kokuthola i-antivenom, cishe uzohlolwa igazi ukuze uhlole ukusebenza kwegazi lakho nezinye izimpawu ezibalulekile. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobuza futhi mayelana nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani komzimba, ikakhulukazi emikhiqizweni yamahhashi noma yezimvu, ngoba i-antivenom ivela kulezi zilwane.
Ukufakwa kwalesi sithako kuvame ukuthatha amahora amaningi, futhi kuzodingeka uhlale esibhedlela ukuze ubhekwe. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobheka kokubili ukuthuthuka kwezimpawu zakho zokulunywa yinyoka kanye nanoma yiziphi izindlela zokuphendula emuthini wokulwa nobuthi uqobo.
Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokudla noma ukuphuza noma yini ethile ngaphambi kokwelashwa. Okugxilwe kukho ukuthola umuthi wokulwa nobuthi ungene emzimbeni wakho ngokushesha nangokuphepha ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ubude bokwelashwa buqondene ngokuphelele nendlela umzimba wakho osabela ngayo emuthini wokulwa nobuthi nokuthi ukulunywa kwakho yinyoka kungakanani. Abantu abaningi bathola umuthi ngamahora amaningi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwabo kokuqala, kodwa abanye bangase badinge imithamo eyengeziwe.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobheka izimpawu zakho, umsebenzi wegazi, kanye nesimo sakho esiphelele ukuze linqume ukuthi udinga umuthi wokulwa nobuthi owengeziwe yini. Ezinye iziguli zithuthuka ngokushesha ngeseshini eyodwa yokwelashwa, kanti ezinye ezinokulunywa yinyoka okukhulu zingase zidinge imithamo ephindaphindiwe ezinsukwini eziningana.
Ngemva kwesigaba sokwelashwa esisebenzayo, cishe uzohlala esibhedlela ukuze uqhubeke nokubhekwa. Ithimba lezokwelapha lifuna ukuqiniseka ukuthi imiphumela yobuthi ayibuyi nokuthi uyaphola kahle ngaphambi kokuba uhambe.
Njenganoma imuphi umuthi, umuthi wokulwa nobuthi ungenza imiphumela emibi, nakuba izindlela zokuphendula ezinzima zingavamile uma zinikezwa ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abanolwazi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokubheka eduze nganoma yiziphi izimpawu zezinkinga ngesikhathi nangemva kokwelashwa.
Nawa amanye amiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ngesikhathi sokwelashwa:
Lezi zimo ezivamile zivame ukulawuleka ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo futhi ngokuvamile azidingi ukumisa ukwelashwa. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingakunika imithi yokusiza ngomkhuhlane, isicanucanu, noma okunye ukungakhululeki.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile ingabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, yingakho uzoqashwa ngokuqikelela. Izimpawu zokusabela okungathi sína zingabandakanya ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala okukhulu, noma ukwehla okukhulu kwengcindezi yegazi.
Kukhona futhi nokwenzeka kokuthuthukisa okubizwa ngokuthi ukugula kwe-serum, okungenzeka ezinsukwini kuya emavikini ngemuva kokwelashwa. Lokhu kuhilela ubuhlungu bamalunga, umkhuhlane, kanye nokuqubuka, kodwa kuyelapheka futhi kuvame ukuxazululwa ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Abanye abantu bazwa izimo ezibambezelekile, okuhlanganisa ubuhlungu bamalunga noma ukuvuvukala okuthuthuka ezinsukwini eziningana ngemuva kokwelashwa. Ngenkathi kungakhululeki, le miphumela ebambezelekile ngokuvamile ayiyingozi futhi ingalawulwa ngemithi elwa nokuvuvukala.
Isinqumo sokusebenzisa i-antivenin sihlanganisa ukulinganisa izingozi zomuthi ngokumelene nezingozi zokungelashwa kokulunywa yinyoka. Ezimweni eziningi zokulunywa yinyoka okukhulu, izinzuzo zidlula kakhulu izingozi ezingaba khona.
Abantu abaziwa ukuthi banezifo ezinkulu ezithinta amahhashi noma imikhiqizo yezimvu babhekene nezingozi eziphakeme zokungezwani komzimba, kodwa lokhu akususi ngokuzenzakalelayo ukwelashwa. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingathatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuqapha futhi libe nokwelashwa okuphuthumayo okulungile uma kudingeka.
Uma unomlando wokungezwani okukhulu kweminye imithi yezinto eziphilayo noma imikhiqizo yegazi, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizoba nokuqapha okwengeziwe. Bangasebenzisa ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma bakwelaphe ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngemithi yokunciphisa izingozi zokungezwani komzimba.
Ukukhulelwa akuvimbeli ukusetshenziswa kwe-antivenin uma kudingeka ngokwezokwelapha. Izingozi zokungelashwa kokulunywa yinyoka kumama nengane ngokuvamile zidlula izingozi ezingaba khona zokwelashwa kwe-antivenin.
Lo muthi uyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-CroFab ingenye yezinhlobo ezisetshenziswa kakhulu e-United States. Enye inketho i-Anavip, okuyindlela entsha engase ibe nezinzuzo ezithile ezimweni ezithile.
Izibhedlela nezifunda ezihlukene zingase zibe namabhrendi ahlukene, kodwa zonke izibulali ubuthi ezigunyaziwe zokulunywa yizinyoka ze-pit viper zisebenza ngomgomo ofanayo oyisisekelo. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizosebenzisa noma iyiphi inguqulo etholakalayo nefaneleka kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
Igama le-brand akuyona into okudingeka ukhathazeke ngayo ukukhetha - abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo bazokwenza leso sinqumo ngokusekelwe kulokho okutholakalayo nokuthi yini esebenza kahle kakhulu ecaleni lakho elithile.
Ngokulunywa yizinyoka ze-pit viper zaseNyakatho Melika, kunezinketho ezimbalwa ezahlukene ze-antivenom ezitholakalayo, nakuba zonke zisebenza ngezindlela ezifanayo. I-CroFab ne-Anavip yizona zindlela eziyinhloko, ezinomehluko omncane endleleni ezenziwe ngayo futhi eziphathwa ngayo.
Kwezinye izimo, ukunakekelwa okusekelayo ngaphandle kwe-antivenom kungase kufaneleke ekulunyweni okulula kakhulu. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukuphathwa kobuhlungu, ukunakekelwa kwamanxeba, nokuqapha ngokucophelela ukuze kubonwe ukuthi izimpawu ziyathuthuka yini.
Nokho, akukho ikhambi lasekhaya noma enye indlela etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta engathatha indawo yokwelashwa okufanele kwe-antivenom ekulunyweni yizinyoka okukhulu. Amakhambi esintu afana nama-tourniquets, iqhwa, noma “ukukhipha” ubuthi awasebenzi futhi empeleni angabangela umonakalo omkhulu.
Enye indlela engcono kakhulu yokudinga i-antivenom ukuvimbela - ukugwema izindawo lapho izinyoka ezinobuthi zivame khona, ukugqoka izingubo ezivikelayo lapho uhamba ngezinyawo, futhi uqaphele indawo okuzungezile ezindaweni zokuhlala zezinyoka.
I-Antivenin yenzelwe ngqo ukuthi ingathathi hlangothi ubuthi benyoka, okuyenza isebenze kangcono kakhulu kunokunakekelwa okujwayelekile kokusekela kuphela uma kwenzeke ukulunywa okukhulu. Ngenkathi ukwelashwa okusekelayo njengemithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu nokunakekelwa kwamanxeba kubalulekile, akukwazi ukumisa ubuthi ukuthi bungabangeli umonakalo oqhubekayo.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nokwelashwa okudala okwakuvame ukusetshenziswa esikhathini esidlule, ama-antivenom anamuhla aphephe kakhulu futhi asebenza kahle kakhulu. Futhi ahlanzekile kakhulu, okunciphisa ingozi yokusabela okukhulu komzimba.
Ama-antivenom amasha afana ne-Anavip angase abe nezinzuzo ezithile ngaphezu kwezindlela zokwakheka ezindala, okungenzeka ukuthi adinga imithamo embalwa noma abangele imiphumela emibi embalwa. Kodwa-ke, noma iyiphi i-antivenom evunyelweyo ingcono kakhulu kunokungelashwa uma kwenzeke ukulunywa yinyoka okukhulu.
Okuthuthukisa i-antivenin kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha yisenzo sayo esiqondile ngokumelene nobuthi obunobuthi. Imithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu, ama-antibiotics, nokunye ukunakekelwa okusekelayo kuyizithasiselo eziwusizo, kodwa azikwazi ukubhekana nembangela eyinhloko yokulunywa ngendlela i-antivenin engayenza ngayo.
I-Antivenin ngokuvamile ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, nakuba ukuqapha okwengeziwe kungase kudingeke. Umuthi ngokwawo awuthinti ngokuqondile ukusebenza kwenhliziyo, kodwa ukucindezeleka kokulunywa nokwelashwa kungabeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe ohlelweni lwe-cardiovascular.
Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizobheka ukushaya kwenhliziyo yakho nomfutho wegazi uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo ezikhona. Bangase futhi balungise ukuthi bayinikeza ngokushesha kangakanani i-antivenom ukuze banciphise noma yikuphi ukucindezeleka kwe-cardiovascular.
Into okubalulekile ukuthi ukulunywa yinyoka okungelashwanga kungaba yingozi enkulu enhliziyweni yakho kunokwelashwa ngomuthi wokulwa nobuthi. Ubuthi obuningi bezinyoka bungadala izinkinga zokuphuma igazi nokushaqeka, okuyingozi kakhulu kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo.
Ngeke ngengozi uthole umuthi wokulwa nobuthi omningi ngoba unikezwa kuphela ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaqeqeshiwe ababala ngokucophelela futhi baqaphe umthamo. Inani olitholayo lisekelwe ezimpawini zakho kanye nokuphendula ekwelashweni, hhayi nje isisindo somzimba wakho.
Uma ungathola okuningi kunokuhlosiwe, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha eduze ukuze libone imiphumela emibi efana nokusabela komzimba noma ukugula kwe-serum. Abantu abaningi bangakwazi ukubekezelela imithamo eyengeziwe ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu.
Into enkulu okufanele ikhathaze ngayo ngokuvamile ukuthola umuthi wokulwa nobuthi omncane kunokuningi. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizolungisa umthamo ngokusekelwe endleleni izimpawu zakho ezisabelayo ngayo futhi linganikeza imithamo eyengeziwe uma kudingeka.
Awukwazi ukudlula umthamo womuthi wokulwa nobuthi ngoba unikezwa endaweni yezokwelapha elawulwayo lapho ochwepheshe bephatha khona lonke ukwelashwa kwakho. Ithimba lezokwelapha linquma ukuthi nini nokuthi mangaki umuthi wokulwa nobuthi owudingayo ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho eziqhubekayo.
Uma udinga imithamo eminingi, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizoyihlela ngendlela efanele. Bazoqapha isimo sakho ngokuqhubekayo futhi ngeke bakuvumele ukuthi udlule ukwelashwa okudingekayo.
Isikhathi sokunikezwa kwemithamo yomuthi wokulwa nobuthi sisekelwe ekuphenduleni kwakho komtholampilo kunokuhlela okuqinile, ngakho-ke akukho okufana "nomthamo odluliwe" ngomqondo wendabuko.
Awuthathi isinqumo sokuthi uyeka nini ukwelashwa ngomuthi wokulwa nobuthi - ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lithatha lesi sinqumo ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho kanye nemiphumela yaselebhu. Ukwelashwa kuyeka uma isimo sakho sizinzile futhi kungekho bufakazi bemiphumela eqhubekayo yokungenwa ubuthi.
Lokhu kungenzeka ngemva kweseshini eyodwa yokwelashwa, noma ungase udinge imithamo eyengeziwe ezinsukwini eziningana. Isinqumo sincike ezintweni ezinjengoba bunzima ukulunywa kwakho, ukuthi wathola ngokushesha kangakanani ukwelashwa, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizogada izimpawu ezithile njengokusebenza kwegazi lakho, inani lama-platelet, kanye nokuqhubeka kokuvuvukala ukuze linqume ukuthi uyeka nini ukudinga umuthi wokulwa nobuthi.
Akufanele ushayele ngemva nje kokuthola ukwelashwa ngomuthi wokulwa nobuthi. Inhlanganisela yemiphumela yokulunywa yinyoka, ukwelashwa ngomuthi wokulwa nobuthi, kanye nemiphumela engase ibe khona ingathinta ikhono lakho lokushayela ngokuphepha.
Kungenzeka ukuthi uzobe usesibhedlela ukuze ubhekwe okungenani amahora angu-24-48 ngemva kokwelashwa, ngakho ukushayela ngeke kube yinkinga ngokushesha. Ngisho nangemva kokukhishwa, ungase uzizwe ubuthakathaka noma ukhathele izinsuku eziningana.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokunikeza isiqondiso esithile mayelana nokuthi kuphephile nini ukuqhubeka nemisebenzi ejwayelekile efana nokushayela. Lesi sinqumo sincike ekutheni uzizwa kanjani nokuthi ngabe uthatha imithi ethile engase ithinte ukuqapha kwakho noma ukuxhumana kwakho.
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