biostudies-literatureUnknown77Essafti M<h4>Introduction</h4>Snakebites are a leading cause of mortality and permanent disabilities especially among children in tropical countries and rural areas such as Morocco. Thus, a nationwide management protocol including specific antivenom therapy along with prevention strategies was implemented to reduce the overall snakebites morbimortality.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Our retrospective study aimed to describe the clinical aspects of snakebite envenomation before and after the implementation of this protocol in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Marrakesh-Morocco for a period of 11 years.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 75 cases were included and were mostly male (70%) with a mean age of 10 years old. Most envenomations were mild or severe (75%) and often occurreAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)103574https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8987801biostudies-literatureSnakebite envenomation in children: An ongoing burden in Morocco.PMC8987801Essafti MMouaffak YFajri MAbdelaziz SRahmani CYounous SfalseSnakebite envenomation in children: An ongoing burden in Morocco.<h4>Introduction</h4>Snakebites are a leading cause of mortality and permanent disabilities especially among children in tropical countries and rural areas such as Morocco. Thus, a nationwide management protocol including specific antivenom therapy along with prevention strategies was implemented to reduce the overall snakebites morbimortality.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Our retrospective study aimed to describe the clinical aspects of snakebite envenomation before and after the implementation of this protocol in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Marrakesh-Morocco for a period of 11 years.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 75 cases were included and were mostly male (70%) with a mean age of 10 years old. Most envenomations were mild or severe (75%) and often occurre2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 May2026-03-15T19:02:26.789Z2025-04-19T12:56:01.865ZS-EPMC89878013539936810.1016/j.amsu.2022.103574