The burden of bites and stings management: Experience of an academic hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020 Purpose: The main aim of this study is to estimate the economic burden and prevalence of bites and stings injuries in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) for all bites ...
Anas Khan +2 more
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Epidemiology of animal bites and stings in Khuzestan, Iran, 1997–2006 [PDF]
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2008 Summary: Objectives: To determine the incidence and characteristics of the injuries caused by animals among the population of Khuzestan region, Iran admitted to teaching hospital emergency departments. Study: Retrospective study.
Seyed Mohammad Alavi
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Patients with Arthropod Bites and Stings Presenting to the Emergency Department: Clinical Features and Burden on the Emergency Department [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2023 Background: There are few studies analyzing the epidemiological characteristics and clinical features of arthropod bites and stings, emergency department (ED) admission rate and cost burden.
Çağrı Safa Buyurgan +5 more
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TRADITIONAL USES OF THREATENED ANGIOPTERIS EVECTA (G.FORST.) HOFFM. (MARATTIACEAE) AS AN ANTIDOTE TO SNAKE BITES AND INSECT STINGS BY THE TANGSA TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH, INDIA [PDF]
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2023 Angiopteris evecta (G.Forst) Hoffm. (Marattiaceae), an endangered fern, utilized medicinally by several traditional societies across the world. Its use as food is rarely reported in literature.
Pyonim Lungphi +4 more
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British Medical Bulletin, 1993 Travellers to tropical countries are often extremely concerned about the risk of bites and stings by venomous animals. This fear prompts many enquiries, usually at the last moment before departure, about the possibility of carrying first aid kits and antivenoms.
Warrell, D, Fenner, P
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Investigation of clinical and paraclinical manifestations of envenomation victims referred to the Poisoning Department of Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad (Iran) from 2019 to 2020 [PDF]
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and VaccinesIntroduction Bites and stings from venomous animals are a global phenomenon. The types of envenomation inflicted by these animals include those from snakes, scorpions, spiders, and bees, particularly in tropical regions.
Seyed Reza Mousavi +6 more
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Bites and Stings: Exotic Causes of Stroke in Asia [PDF]
Cerebrovascular Diseases ExtraBackground: Many unusual and fascinating causes of stroke are seen in Asia. Although rarely encountered in the Western world, such cases are seen not so infrequently by neurologists, physicians, and other healthcare workers in Asian countries.
Udaya K. Ranawaka
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Venomous bites and stings in rural Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study
Toxicology CommunicationsBackground In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on member states to assess the burden of animal-related injuries. Tanzania is among the countries with no adequate data. This study sought to assess the burden of venomous bites and stings in
Manase Kilonzi +2 more
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Venomous and poisonous arthropods in Iran, West Asia, and the Middle East: an overview of their identification, bites, stings, behavior, biology and geographical distribution [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and TechnologyArthropods belong to the invertebrate Phylum Arthropoda, which contains the most species on Earth. Venomous arthropods are among the most important animals that live in abundance in the human environment.
Rouhullah Dehghani +3 more
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Rhabdomyolysis due to Multiple Wasp Stings [PDF]
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2012 Wasp sting is a relatively common arthropod assault, but is sometimes fatal because of anaphylaxis. Rhabdomyolysis is a serious condition, with destruction of striated muscles, and can be induced by various causes such as drugs, heart attacks, CRASH ...
K. Ito, S. Imafuku, J. Nakayama
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