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Medical Clinics of North America, 2005
Numerous types of envenomations may be encountered by health care workers depending on where in North America they work. Clinicians should be familiar with the animals in their region that may lead to envenomation.A rational approach with use of poison center or medical toxicology consultation services ensures that cases are managed appropriately.
Eunice M, Singletary +3 more
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Numerous types of envenomations may be encountered by health care workers depending on where in North America they work. Clinicians should be familiar with the animals in their region that may lead to envenomation.A rational approach with use of poison center or medical toxicology consultation services ensures that cases are managed appropriately.
Eunice M, Singletary +3 more
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Critical Care Clinics, 1999
Envenomations are uncommon, challenging causes of critical care admissions. This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of envenomations that cause the most critical care admissions in the United States. Most are caused by the following animals: rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, coral snakes, brown recluse spiders, and bark scorpions.
F G, Walter, E F, Bilden, R L, Gibly
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Envenomations are uncommon, challenging causes of critical care admissions. This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of envenomations that cause the most critical care admissions in the United States. Most are caused by the following animals: rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, coral snakes, brown recluse spiders, and bark scorpions.
F G, Walter, E F, Bilden, R L, Gibly
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2014
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. Almost all systemic scorpion envenomation causes pain at the site of the sting.
Bruno, Mégarbane +2 more
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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. Almost all systemic scorpion envenomation causes pain at the site of the sting.
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Pediatrics, 1980
A potentially lethal neurotoxin-producing scorpion, Centruroides sculpturatus, exists in the southwestern United States. The most common symptoms of envenomation of 24 patients included local pain, restlessness, and roving eye movements. In this series 80% of cases were in children less than 10 years of age.
M E, Rimsza +2 more
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A potentially lethal neurotoxin-producing scorpion, Centruroides sculpturatus, exists in the southwestern United States. The most common symptoms of envenomation of 24 patients included local pain, restlessness, and roving eye movements. In this series 80% of cases were in children less than 10 years of age.
M E, Rimsza +2 more
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Emergency Medicine, 2001
[Extract] As emergency physicians who currently or recently have worked in emergency departments in tropical Australia, we must compliment the Editors on their recent series on tropical emergency medicine in the December 2000 edition. They discussed clinical issues that may be seen rarely in caital cities in Australia but are common problems to ...
Little, Mark +3 more
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[Extract] As emergency physicians who currently or recently have worked in emergency departments in tropical Australia, we must compliment the Editors on their recent series on tropical emergency medicine in the December 2000 edition. They discussed clinical issues that may be seen rarely in caital cities in Australia but are common problems to ...
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The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008
As more Americans travel in greater numbers in search of exotic destinations, they may encounter dangerous marine life that hide in reefs and shallow marine waters. In this case report, we describe a case of stonefish envenomation and provide a review of the literature on management and prevention.
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As more Americans travel in greater numbers in search of exotic destinations, they may encounter dangerous marine life that hide in reefs and shallow marine waters. In this case report, we describe a case of stonefish envenomation and provide a review of the literature on management and prevention.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1987
Correct and immediate care can significantly reduce the debilitating effects of Scorpaenidae evenomation. The lack of immediate heat application to the wound in our case report may have contributed to the complications and eventual loss of motion in the affected area, since the toxic ingredient, a nondialyzable protein, remained active.
M L, Kasdan, A S, Kasdan, D L, Hamilton
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Correct and immediate care can significantly reduce the debilitating effects of Scorpaenidae evenomation. The lack of immediate heat application to the wound in our case report may have contributed to the complications and eventual loss of motion in the affected area, since the toxic ingredient, a nondialyzable protein, remained active.
M L, Kasdan, A S, Kasdan, D L, Hamilton
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The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2002
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are venomous fish most often found as aquarium pets throughout the United States. Lionfish envenomations frequently occur on the upper extremities, with pain as the predominant symptom. Immersing the injured part in warm (45 degrees C) water is considered the first and foremost important treatment as it is reported to ...
Stephen J, Vetrano +2 more
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Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are venomous fish most often found as aquarium pets throughout the United States. Lionfish envenomations frequently occur on the upper extremities, with pain as the predominant symptom. Immersing the injured part in warm (45 degrees C) water is considered the first and foremost important treatment as it is reported to ...
Stephen J, Vetrano +2 more
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