
南投縣雖生態豐富,年平均接獲2500至3000件捕蛇通報,但目前縣內6家責任醫院及5家衛生所均無罕見毒蛇鎖鏈蛇血清,衛生局長陳南松表示全國每年遭鎖鏈蛇咬傷患者極少,血清僅在台中榮總設置,議員張婉慈呼籲積極爭取配置以保障民眾安全。
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南投縣生態環境豐富,毒蛇種類多樣,每年捕蛇通報案件眾多,但罕見毒蛇鎖鏈蛇血清因使用頻率低而未在地方醫療機構廣泛配置。
南投縣自然生態豐富,惟目前未配發鎖鏈蛇血清。(圖由疾管署提供)
南投縣生態豐富,每年平均接獲2500至3000件捕蛇通報。針對民眾萬一遭毒蛇咬傷有無足夠血清急救,縣議員張婉慈於議會質詢時指出,縣內目前並無罕見毒蛇「鎖鏈蛇」血清,呼籲衛生局積極爭取配置,以確保民眾生命安全。
南投縣衛生局長陳南松答詢表示,目前全縣6家責任醫院及5家衛生所,均備有龜殼花、眼鏡蛇、赤尾青竹絲與雨傘節等常見毒蛇血清。然而,因全國每年遭鎖鏈蛇咬傷的患者人數極少,多為個位數,該血清目前被列為罕見疾病防治及藥物法管制的罕見藥品,中部僅台中榮總醫院設置配置點。
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陳南松也呼籲民眾若不幸遭蛇類咬傷,切記「四不原則」,不驚慌、不割開傷口、不用嘴吸出毒液以免感染、不冰敷以防組織壞死,且應保持冷靜盡速就醫,並盡可能記住蛇類外觀以利醫師辨識與投予對應血清。
南投縣消防局長洪超倫表示,南投縣每年平均接獲2500件至3000件捕蛇通報案件,今年已通報逾2000件,縣府也已編列委外捕蛇、捕蜂經費,明年起捕蛇業務將正式回歸縣府農業處。
菊池氏龜殼花是台灣常見毒蛇。(圖由公路局信義工務段提供)
南投縣消防局年接獲捕蛇通報案破2500件。(南投縣消防局提供)
台灣常見毒蛇種類。(疾管署提供)
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南投縣衛生局將在未來數月內向中央衛生主管機關申請撥款以採購鎖鏈蛇血清
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An observational study of 330,000 U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes found that continued use of GLP-1 drugs for 3 years could reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events by 18%, but the risk reduction was narrowed to 12% for those who restarted the drug after discontinuing treatment. The risk increased by 14% for those who stopped taking the drug for 1 year and did not restart for 2 years, and by 22% for those who stopped taking the drug for 2 years. This shows that the duration of drug interruption is positively related to cardiovascular risk.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are many fire accidents caused by pets biting lithium batteries of children's toys, unquenched mosquito coils or power banks out of curiosity. Similar cases have occurred in Jingzhou, Hubei, Jiujiang, Jiangxi and Beijing. The fire department reminds families with pets to properly store flammable and explosive items, clean up debris regularly, lock kitchen doors, take care of heating equipment, prepare emergency escape kits, and cut off power and gas when going out to prevent pets from mishandling fires.

Waking up in the middle of the night to check the time will trigger anxiety and stress reactions, causing the more you look, the more you will wake up, forming a vicious cycle. Research shows that people who watch the clock tend to overestimate how long they have been awake and suffer from more insomnia. Physical isolation clocks, fixed wake-up times, cognitive conditioning, and relaxation training are recommended to break conditioned arousal.

On the occasion of the 69th International Day of the Deaf, experts pointed out that about 220 million people in my country have hearing loss. Sudden deafness is trending younger. People aged 20 to 35 who stay up late and are under high pressure are at high risk. The window period for treatment is short. The probability of hearing recovery is significantly reduced with every day of delay. At the same time, there are misunderstandings in wearing hearing aids, which require regular debugging, and be wary of noise overstretching the ears for safe listening time.

Recently, a video of the "Flying Step" originated from the Huagudeng dance in Anhui became popular on the Internet, triggering a large number of netizens and celebrities to imitate it. However, blindly following the trend of practice has led to many hospitals receiving knee injuries in young patients, mainly cruciate ligament strains or even tears. The article points out that although Internet celebrity moves such as "Flip Step", "Cross-legged Holding Pillar" and "Lying Fish" are interesting, ordinary people can easily cause knee joint injuries due to lack of professional training and warm-up. It also provides knee joint protection suggestions such as weight control, nutritional supplements, warmth, avoiding prolonged sitting, and elastic band training.

Nephrologist Jiang Shoushan shared animal studies and pointed out that in addition to improving blood sugar and reducing inflammation, curcumin may protect the structure and function of the aorta in patients with type 1 diabetes and reduce cardiovascular risk. The research was published at the 2026 Physiology Summit in Minneapolis, USA.