Correction to: BMC Emerg Med (2019) 19: 26
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-019-0239-0
The authors have retracted this case report [1] because the head of the snake shown in Figure 1 and described as being that of a viper (Echis occellatus) is identical to the head of a snake shown in Figure 1 of a different case report [2] where it was identified as being Naja melanoleuca, a member of the Elapidae family. The authors do not have records of the manufacturer and batch numbers of the 3 vials of anti-venom serum administered to the patient in [1]. All authors agree with this retraction.
References
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