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Affiliations

¹ Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States of America; Division of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America. Electronic address: Hackj20@ecu.edu.
² Division of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America.
³ Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States of America; Division of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America.

Comment

Jason B Hack et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Feb.

. 2024 Feb:76:240.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.12.020. Epub 2023 Dec 18.

¹ Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States of America; Division of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America. Electronic address: Hackj20@ecu.edu.
² Division of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America.
³ Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States of America; Division of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27834, United States of America.

No abstract available

Keywords: Antivenin; Copperhead; Medical cost; Snakebite.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest Dr. Hack has done consulting for BTG for Digifab.

Comments on "Comparing cost of F(ab')₂AV vs FabAV in the treatment of copperhead envenomation".
Mullins ME, Nguyen KR, Filip AB, Liss DB, Baumgartner KT. Mullins ME, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Feb;76:238-239. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.12.019. Epub 2023 Dec 18. Am J Emerg Med. 2024. PMID: 38143157 No abstract available.