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. 2022 Jan 24;14(2):89. doi: 10.3390/toxins14020089

Table 5.

Severity grading scale of snake envenoming [17].

Grade
1 (Mild) 2 (Moderate) 3 (Severe)
Coagulation disorder present present present
Local symptoms Pain present present present
Swelling Not exceeding elbow or knee Exceeding elbow or knee Beyond the root of the limb
Blister absent present present
Necrosis absent absent present
Local or systemic bleeding absent present present
Systemic manifestations
(Hypotension, renal injury, coma, respiratory failure, …)
absent absent present