The American journal of emergency medicine
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Pressure immobilization bandages delay mortality for 8 hours after coral snake envenomation, but long-term efficacy has not been established. ⋯ Long-term survival after coral snake envenomation is possible in the absence of antivenom with the use of pressure immobilization bandages. The applied pressure of the bandage is critical to allowing survival without necrosis. Future studies should be designed to accurately monitor the pressures applied.