How to Use antivenom in a Sentence

antivenom

noun
  • The antivenom is the same for any pit viper bite, Smith said.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Each antivenom protects against the venom of at most a few species.
    — Katherine Bourzac, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
  • Most of today’s snakebite antivenoms are far from perfect.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Hospitals might not have the right kinds of antivenom on hand due to short supplies.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2024
  • To be effective, an antivenom should be tailored to the snake.
    — Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The venom is then used to create an antivenom for those bit by a funnel-web spider.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • By the time Christie had the first of four treatments with antivenom, the swelling had spread to her shoulder.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 June 2017
  • The makers of both of these antivenoms have been receptive to the findings.
    — The Economist, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The bite is usually lethal, unless antivenom can be given in time.
    — National Geographic, 25 May 2017
  • Without antivenom, a bite from a black mamba snake is usually lethal.
    — National Geographic, 25 May 2017
  • They may be treated with antivenom, sometimes called antivenin.
    — Eva Flowe june 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
  • He was given antivenom and put on life support, and remained unconscious for two days.
    — Betsy McKay, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Of these patients treated, none received antivenom or surgery but were instead treated for pain and swelling.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2017
  • There is no antivenom for the African bush viper, and bites can cause fevers or internal bleeding, which can be fatal.
    — Wilson Wong, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Her blood pressure dropped to near zero multiple times on the flight before she was given antivenom.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2020
  • That antivenom can be administered to people who have been bitten by those types of spiders.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Calmette made an antivenom to cobras by doing to rabbits what Friede has done to himself.
    — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 16 May 2019
  • Still unable to start the antivenom, a doctor asked for her permission to try drastic measures.
    — Jackie Fortiér, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Plus antivenoms have been developed for only around 60% of the world's venomous snakes.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Jan. 2020
  • This discovery may have impacts on the production of antivenom for funnel-web bites.
    — Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Nowadays, zoos and other facilities which keep venomous snakes always have a stock of antivenom at the ready, just in case.
    — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2015
  • Most hospitals in the northern counties carry an antivenom, which can cost thousands of dollars per vial.
    — Jason Nark, Philly.com, 20 June 2018
  • And that could be especially bad news in many of the rural places where the snakes live, because antivenom isn't widely available there.
    — National Geographic, 25 May 2017
  • The countries that lack the capacity to manufacture antivenom are the most at risk.
    — Mike Ives, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Sutcliffe said her husband needed 26 doses of antivenom, where a normal patient gets two to four.
    — Edmund Demarche, Fox News, 2 July 2018
  • And, after an hour and a half wait, Meg's doctor returned with antivenom, the usual treatment for venomous snakebites.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 29 June 2017
  • Prior to this research, the process for making antivenom has been more or less the same over the past century, according to the researchers.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
  • Reed said Cara has needed 30 vials of antivenom treatment and had to be intubated.
    — Jillian Frankel, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The arachnids have become the lethal poisonous animal in Brazil and has increased the demand for antivenom.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Any patients who receive antivenom will be admitted to the ICU.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022

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