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To the Editor: Dr. Gellert makes several errors of fact and gives a controversial opinion in his letter, "Snake-Venom and Insect-Venom Extractors: An Unproved Therapy" (Oct. 29 issue)¹. He is correct in stating that the application of suction to snakebites and hymenoptera stings by most devices is worthless, but he is wrong in his blanket condemnation of all such devices. Bornstein et al.² have demonstrated that a patented device, the Sawyer extractor, which is capable of producing nearly 1 atmosphere of vacuum, is efficacious in removing up to 37 percent of radiolabeled venom in rabbits when applied three minutes . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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