Results: One hundred fifty-one children (mean age 8.4 ± 4.3 years) were treated for a snake bite. There were
no mortalities. Lower extremity injuries were most common (60%). Most bites were from copperheads (43%).
Envenomation was evident in 82% (average wound score: 2.61 ± 0.81). The median hospital stay for
admitted patients (79%) was 2 days (range 1–7). Four patients required surgery for complications of the
snake bite. Fifty-two children (34%) received CroFab, with one allergic reaction. 22/135 (16%) had evidence of
coagulopathy. Seventy-two children (48%) received IV antibiotics