How to Use antivenin in a Sentence

antivenin

noun
  • Indeed, the antivenin is a case study of why drug prices are so high.
    Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • The center says antivenin is the only treatment for a bite.
    Lauren Castle, azcentral, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The bad news came yet again: Soura Hospital had none of the antivenin, either.
    Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2019
  • But after a course of antivenin, doctors released him the next day.
    Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, 5 June 2017
  • When a test came back positive for rattlesnake venom, the vet gave her antivenin, then placed her in a crate to rest.
    Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
  • If the antivenin is administered within two hours of the snakebite, the victim has a 99 percent chance of survival.
    Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2018
  • But his family could not call an ambulance or find the antivenin.
    Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2019
  • That wasn’t the case before the antivenin came into circulation.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Jan. 2017
  • As a rule, says Voegeli, treatment with antivenin is required in only the most serious cases.
    Tom Davis, Field & Stream, 18 June 2020
  • She was taken to a hospital for treatment, where she was given antivenin.
    CBS News, 25 Sep. 2017
  • One reason for these large numbers is that every venom needs a specific antivenin to treat it.
    The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The law says the owner must have an escape plan if the animal escapes, including the location of a suitable antivenin.
    Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 7 July 2021
  • The law states the owner must also have an escape plan on what to do if the animal is to escape and a specific location for suitable antivenin.
    Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 29 June 2021
  • She was administered several vials of antivenin and spent several days in the ICU.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 25 Jan. 2017
  • Now, CroFab faces competition from a snake antivenin called Anavip.
    Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Her family members tried to treat her with home remedies before taking Tulasi Shahi to a clinic near Dailekh, which did not have antivenin.
    chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2017
  • Jennifer, who is a nurse, immediately got Jeremy into the car and dialed 911 to figure out which of the local hospitals had antivenin.
    Allyson Chiu, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • As luck would have it, Charlie had been given an antivenin shot just two days before he got bitten by the rattlesnake.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The pros at the hospital can identify the venom by its effects and choose the proper antivenin based on that.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The items on his manifesto include exporting dog meat and harvesting snake venom to make antivenin.
    Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022

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