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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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Acute myocardial infarction following a hornet sting [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009 Background. The occurrence of an acute myocardial infarction following a hornet sting has been very rarely reported in the previous literature. Pathogenetic mechanisms include direct action of the venom components on the coronary endothelium and allergic
Cvetković-Matić Danica +6 more
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Acute bullous hemorrhagic prurigo: a diagnostic challenge, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020 Insect bites and bite wounds are quite common and most often have mild repercussions in humans. Statistics on the incidence of accidents caused by insects are not available, and the skin reactions after the bites are not always known. The authors present
Vidal Haddad Jr +2 more
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Insect Stings and Bites: Teachers’ Knowledge of Prevention and First Aid Treatment regarding Allergies and Anaphylaxis in Primary Schools in Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health, 2023 Background: Insects’ stings and bites are common phenomenon among school children in rural areas primarily due to closeness to bushes. Knowledge of teachers on allergies and anaphylaxis due to insect bites and stings is important to promote healthy ...
Samuel Adesina Okueso +2 more
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, 2013 Introduction Venomous bites and stings are a serious medical, social and economic problem in many parts of the world, especially in tropical countries of Africa, South America, South East Asia and Middle East.
AZZOLINI E. +4 more
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Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 Tarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. Their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some
Mahboob Pouraghaei +3 more
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A case of Tinea nigra associated to a bite from a European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus, Leporidae): the role of dermoscopy in diagnosis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 We report a case of Tinea nigra in an adolescent living in Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil, who presented a hyperchromic macule on the palm of the left hand, close to another erythematous macule caused by a rabbit bite.
Andre Luiz Rossetto +4 more
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, 2010 Bites and stings are common in many tropical countries. Snakebitepredominantly affects the rural poor and causes both morbidity andmortality. The clinical features of snake envenoming depend upon thespecies: both local and systemic envenoming can occur ...
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