Introduction: Snake bite is a common medical emergency and
an occupational hazard, more so in tropical India, where farming is a major
source of employment.
Aims: To assess the level of wound healing before
and after activated charcoal dressing among snake bite patients in experimental
group I, To assess the level of wound healing before and after garlic cloves
dressing among snake bite patients in experimental group II, To compare the
effectiveness of activated charcoal Vs garlic cloves dressing on cellulitis
wound healing among snake bite patients in experimental group I and II ,To find
out association between the post test wound healing scores with their selected
demographic profile among snake bite patients in experimental group I and II.
Findings: it can be concluded that there is highly
significant difference in effectiveness of activated charcoal Vs garlic cloves
dressing on wound healing among patients with snake bite. and demographic
variables of snake bite cellulitis patients reveals that there is no
significant association between snake bite patients cellulitis wound healing
scores when compared to the age, sex, education, occupation , residence, site
of the snake bite, co-morbidity conditions and Present history of first – aid
management for the bitten site,
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