Building an explanatory model for snakebite envenoming care in the Brazilian Amazon from the indigenous caregivers' perspective.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases April 8, 2023 Altair Seabra de Farias, Elizandra Freitas Do Nascimento, Manoel Rodrigues Gomes Filho et al. 16 citations
Indigenous caregivers in the Brazilian Amazon explain snakebite envenomings as having natural or supernatural causes, with severe cases attributed to sorcery. Treatment involves four phases: immediate self-care, village care using tobacco, chants, animal bile, and emetic plants, hospital stay for antivenom, and post-discharge care with massages and dietary taboos lasting up to three months. Caregivers support antivenom treatment in indigenous areas, suggesting potential for integrating biomedical and traditional care.