Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Venom Response Unit
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Posted: 10/01/2012
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Venom Response Unit
PROCEDURE FOR ACQUIRING ANTIVENIN: If you have an envenomation emergency, you should call the number above. If the proper antivenin is stored by the Miami Dade Fire Rescue Antivenin Bank, it will be sent immediately to your location, by ground or by air, whichever is most appropriate. The cost of the antivenin and shipping will be billed to the patient through the hospital that administers it.
Find out more at http://www.venomousreptiles.org/pages/antbnk .
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