Positive Outcomes of Inpatient Rehabilitation in a Snake Bite Patient with Pulmonary Complications: A Case Report
Radhika Rathi
Department of Cardio Respiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Vishnu Vardhan *
Department of Cardio Respiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Moli Jai Jain
Department of Cardio Respiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Vaishnavi Yadav
Department of Cardio Respiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Rashmi Walke
Department of Cardio Respiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Pallavi Bhakaney
Department of Cardio Respiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Ruhi Kumbhare
Department of Cardio Respiratory Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Snake bites are a common medical emergency and workplace danger, particularly in tropical India, where farming is a key source of income. We report case of 55 year old female patient reported to medicine department on 25\09\2021 with an alleged history of snake bite over her right ankle in evening when she was the working in the farm. She undergone 2 weeks of In-hospital rehabilitation along with medical management and had shown positive outcomes. This case report’s purpose was to focus on the significance of prompt surgical treatment and essential physiotherapy rehabilitation to attain the functional goals with to respect to patient and its prognosis.
Keywords: Snake bite, In-patient rehabilitation, physiotherapy, bilateral pneumonia