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W von Papineäu
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SABC (Johannesburg, S Africa) 08 February 03 Toddler in risk of loosing hand after snakebite
A two-year old toddler's hand may have to be amputated, after a snake bit him. The specialised trauma air response unit is rushing the boy from the Philadelphia Hospital in Mpumalanga to Pretoria's Academic Hospital's trauma unit.
The toddler lives in a rural area in Mpumalanga and was bitten on his hand this morning. Amalda Swart, of the air response unit, says the child is expected to arrive at the capital's academic hospital by about one o'clock. He is being transferred, as the hospital where he was at cannot handle the full extent of his injury.
The boy will receive anti-venom treatment in Pretoria. Depending on the seriousness of the snakebite, the boy's hand may have to be amputated.
Toddler in risk of loosing hand after snakebite
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