Serpent-Brasil

A technological tool for snakebite management

Bibliographic Data

ID14965756
AuthorsJacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett (0000-0001-5723-9977, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, corresponding author), Gisele dos Santos Costa Rocha (Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Gisele dos Santos Rocha (0000-0002-8047-3005, Fundação de Medicina Tropical), Elisângela Silva (0000-0001-9833-1825, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Anne Grace Andrade da Cunha Marques (0000-0001-5266-689X, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Pedro Ferreira Bisneto (0000-0002-2387-3002, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Handerson Silva Pereira (Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Victor Carlos Pardo Ratis da Silva (Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Kathleen Maclenny Pereira Carvalho (0009-0002-0637-118X, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Lincoln Luís Silva (Universidade do Estado do Amazonas), Lincoln Silva (0000-0001-8445-0743, Fundação de Medicina Tropical), Manuela B Pucca (0000-0003-2594-7068, Centro Universitário de Araraquara), Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro (0000-0002-0848-1940, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas)
Year2025
Volume49
Pages1
Publication date2025-05-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherPan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.26633/rpsp.2025.39
PMID40330807
OpenAlexW4410093256
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

Objective. To report on the development and features of a mobile application (app) to guide the public and health professionals on pre-hospital emergency measures after snake envenomation. Methods. This was a four-stage methodological study conducted from June 2020 to July 2022. The app development included creating a mobile resource to guide pre-hospital care and to direct victims to hospitals that have antivenom. Results: The SERPENT-BRASIL app was developed for use on Android and IOS devices with an intuitive interface. It offers online and offline access to information on hospitals and mapping routes via Google Maps. In addition, it allows users to report snake sightings and to request emergency rescue. Conclusion: The SERPENT-BRASIL app improves snakebite management and prevention, eases the burden on health services, and promotes health education. Collection of snake envenomation data contributes to public safety, making the app an essential resource for public safety in Brazil

Android (operating system · Envenomation · First aid · Medical emergency · Mobile apps · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Healthcare Regulation · Medicine · Rabies epidemiology and control · Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

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