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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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Epidemiology of animal bites and stings in Khuzestan, Iran, 1997–2006
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, Leila Alavi
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Centipede envenomation (Chilopoda): Case report [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2022 Centipedes are venomous arthropods that have an elongated body, divided into many segments, presenting a pair of legs in each segment, adapted pairs of paws that simulate fangs and inject venom causing intense pain, with local erythema and edema, and ...
Vidal Haddad Junior +3 more
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[Venomous Animals in the Portuguese Territory: Clinical Management of Bites and Stings].
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021 There are many native species of animals with the potential to cause severe disease in Portugal. Of the four clinically relevant snake species, the vipers (Vipera latastei and Vipera seoanei) are the most concerning.
Sofia R. Valdoleiros +7 more
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Scrotal dog bite and mismatch between the skin and testis injury: a case report and review of literature [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2022 Dog bite injury to the genitalia is a rare condition, regarding which most of the studies have focused on prevention of infection and management of severe cases; and small, superficial lacerations have not been taken into consideration. We present a case
Masoud Bahoosh, Hamed Akhavizadegan
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Multiple lesions by vampire bat bites in a patient in Niterói, Brazil - Case report [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 Over the last few centuries, the expansion of urbanization brought bats closer to urbanized areas, increasing the risk of accidents by bat bites. The morphology of bat bites can be varied, usually having an elliptical shape, about 0.5 cm along its ...
Fred Bernardes Filho +6 more
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A Pruritic Linear Eruption After an Arthropod Bite
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022 N/a.
Ana Sofia Pereira +2 more
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International Journal of First Aid Education, 2021 Bites and stings can transmit diseases, cause wounds that can become infected, and in some cases, can cause an allergic reaction. Their prevalence across all parts of the world means that they are an important topic to cover in first aid education for ...
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Animal bites presenting to the emergency department: Spectrum, seasonal variation, and outcome
Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2021 Context: Animal bites including insect, reptile, and mammalian bites are common presentations to the emergency department (ED). Although profile and outcome of individual bites are described in detail, the literature on comprehensive overall clinical ...
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash +1 more
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Epidemiological and clinical status of patients with scorpion sting: emergency department of Sina hospital in Tabriz-Iran [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2017 Objective: Scorpion is one of the world’s most venomous arthropods and every year many people are bitten by it. In Iran, scorpion sting is a common health issue.
kavous Shahsavarinia +4 more
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