How to Use antivenin in a Sentence

antivenin

noun

• Indeed, the antivenin is a case study of why drug prices are so high.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, 18 Aug. 2019
• The center says antivenin is the only treatment for a bite.
  — Lauren Castle, azcentral, 21 Mar. 2018
• The bad news came yet again: Soura Hospital had none of the antivenin, either.
  — Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2019
• But after a course of antivenin, doctors released him the next day.
  — Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, 5 June 2017
• When a test came back positive for rattlesnake venom, the vet gave her antivenin, then placed her in a crate to rest.
  — Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
• If the antivenin is administered within two hours of the snakebite, the victim has a 99 percent chance of survival.
  — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2018
• But his family could not call an ambulance or find the antivenin.
  — Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2019
• That wasn’t the case before the antivenin came into circulation.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Jan. 2017
• As a rule, says Voegeli, treatment with antivenin is required in only the most serious cases.
  — Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
• She was taken to a hospital for treatment, where she was given antivenin.
  — CBS News, 25 Sep. 2017
• One reason for these large numbers is that every venom needs a specific antivenin to treat it.
  — The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
• The law states the owner must also have an escape plan on what to do if the animal is to escape and a specific location for suitable antivenin.
  — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 29 June 2021
• She was administered several vials of antivenin and spent several days in the ICU.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Jan. 2017
• Now, CroFab faces competition from a snake antivenin called Anavip.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, 18 Aug. 2019
• Her family members tried to treat her with home remedies before taking Tulasi Shahi to a clinic near Dailekh, which did not have antivenin.
  — chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2017
• Jennifer, who is a nurse, immediately got Jeremy into the car and dialed 911 to figure out which of the local hospitals had antivenin.
  — Allyson Chiu, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
• The neurotoxic venom of an eastern brown can kill a human being within 15 minutes if not treated with antivenin.
  — National Geographic, 3 Jan. 2017
• Most bites are fatal unless Polyvalent, an antivenin medication, is injected in the first six hours.
  — Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2019
• All poisonous and venomous animals are prohibited, with the exception of live scorpions, provided those scorpions are intended for use in medical research or the production of antivenin.
  — Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2020

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