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Pain and Lethality Induced by Insect Stings: An Exploratory and Correlational Study

Toxins, 2019
Pain is a natural bioassay for detecting and quantifying biological activities of venoms. The painfulness of stings delivered by ants, wasps, and bees can be easily measured in the field or lab using the stinging insect pain scale that rates the pain ...
Justin O. Schmidt
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Cardiomyopathy Following Latrodectus Envenomation [PDF]

, 2010
Latrodectus envenomations are common throughout the United States and the world. While many envenomations can result in catecholamine release with resultant hypertension and tachycardia, myocarditis is very rare. We describe a case of a 22- year-old male
Chase, Robyn, Levine, Michael, Ruha, Anne-Michelle, Canning, Joshua   +3 more
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Pressure immobilisation bandages in first-aid treatment of jellyfish envenomation: current recommendations reconsidered

, 2000
Objective: To evaluate whether applying pressure equivalent to that of pressure immobilisation bandages (PIB) causes release of additional venom from discharged jellyfish nematocysts.
Little, Mark, Pereira, Peter L., Carrette, Teresa, Cullen, Paul, Seymour, Jamie, Mulcahy, Richard F.   +5 more
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Scorpion envenomation

Every year, more than 1 million cases of scorpion envenomation are reported worldwide. Although the resultant mortality is lower than that from snake envenomation, there is substantial morbidity and, among children, a risk of death.
Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar (21291212), Geoffrey Isbister (21130406)   +1 more
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Marine injury, envenomation and poisoning

, 2015
[Extract] Only Chironex fleckeri (box jellyfish) and Carukia barnesi ('classic' lrukandji jellyfish) have been documented to cause deaths in Australian waters, with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) attributing 80 deaths to C. fleckeri, and 2 to
Seymour, Jamie, Pereira, Peter
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Stonefish Envenomation

Biomedical VisualizationThe Image of Research 2012FinalistMy research project is the creation of a public-friendly educational animation on the process of stonefish envenomation and how it affects the cardiovascular system in humans.
Schwartz, Laura
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Outcomes of Snakebite Envenomation in Children

, 1970
Introduction: Snakebite is a medical emergency, and is considered to be one of the major public health hazards in the Terai and inner-Terai regions of Nepal.
BM Shrestha
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Postmarketing safety and usage study of anti-snake venom in a tertiary hospital in Talegaon, Maharashtra

Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
Aim To study the adverse event profile and usage pattern of Anti Snake Venom (ASV). Methods This prospective observational study included 40 cases of snake bite admitted from July 2016 to December 2017.
Sudeep Kumar, Sovani VB, Bhoge DP
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Marine envenomation

, 2015
Jelly fish envenomation can be divided into cuboidal and non-cuboidal jelly fish. Chironex Fleckeri (box jelly fish) is considered the most deadly of all marine envenomations world wide with approximately 70 reported deaths in Australia.
Weber, Anthony., Anthony Weber (9844157)
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A 70-year-old Woman with Necrotic Wound Complications Following a Snake Bite

Clinical and Research Journal in Internal Medicine
Snake bites pose a significant public health issue in Indonesia, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. Proper identification of snake species and timely management are crucial.
Heri Sutanto, Tri Maharani, Rochelle Vernique Siem   +2 more
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