1. Antitoxins are used prophylactically and therapeutically

2. But some authors suggest to prophylactically irradiate the the whole neck.

3. Antitoxin: An antibody produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific biologic toxin such as those that cause diphtheria, gas gangrene, or tetanus.Antitoxins are used prophylactically and therapeutically.

4. Use of Antivenin in the appropriate doses can control local swelling and serious systemic effects (e.g., neurologic effects and coagulopathies) that occur in patients who have been envenomated. However, the Antivenin should not be used prophylactically since a …