Evaluation of scorpion sting incidence in turkey [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008 Scorpion stings are common in Turkey due to its geographical location, climate and socioeconomic structure. Scorpion envenomation cases are a considerable public health problem in all regions of the country.
O. Ozkan +4 more
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Pediatric epidemiological aspects of scorpionism and report on fatal cases from Tityus stigmurus stings (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in State of Pernambuco, Brazil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013 Introduction Envenomation by scorpion stings is a major public health problem in numerous tropical countries because of its frequent incidence and potential severity.
Cleide Maria Ribeiro de Albuquerque +3 more
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Predictive determinants of scorpion stings in a tropical zone of south Iran: use of mixed seasonal autoregressive moving average model [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017 Background: More than 1.2 million scorpion stings occur annually worldwide, particularly in tropical regions. In the absence of proper medical care, mortality due to venomous scorpion stings is an important public health issue.
Vahid Ebrahimi +3 more
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On the management of scorpion stings [PDF]
Heart, 2000 Editor,—We read with great interest Karnad's paper,1 and also the responses in the correspondence columns2 concerning the same article. We have the following points to make based on our 12 years' experience of scorpion envenomation in experimental animals.
A. B. Alex, Shripad B. Deshpande
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Scorpion Sting Envenomation [PDF]
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Sir, I read the recent publication on scorpion envenomation with a great interest [1]. Prasad et al. reported the high rate of shock and concluded that “All patients had perspiration and cold extremities [1].” I would like to share my opinion on this topic.
Viroj Wiwanitkit
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The Assessing scorpion stings between 1380-82 in jahrom [PDF]
فصلنامه دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم, 2007 . Introduction:Scorpion stings account for 10%-15 of all bites for many decades ,scorpions is a known significant medical problem and social importance in middle east area , specially in underdeveloped tropical countries scorpion stings couse a wide ...
Mehdi Abdolahifard +2 more
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Severity of Scorpion Stings in the Western Brazilian Amazon: A Case-Control Study.
PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundScorpion stings are a major public health problem in Brazil, with an increasing number of registered cases every year. Affecting mostly vulnerable populations, the phenomenon is not well described and is considered a neglected disease.
Amanda M Queiroz +9 more
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Scorpion Sting Management at Tertiary and Secondary Care Emergency Departments [PDF]
Oman Medical Journal, 2019 Objectives: We sought to review the management of scorpion stings in tertiary and secondary care emergency departments in Oman and determine physician’s knowledge of management protocols. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of all scorpion stings
Ali Salih Shakir +3 more
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Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of scorpion envenomation and daily forecasting of scorpion sting counts in Touggourt, Algeria [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2020 OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to provide better insights into the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of scorpion envenomation in an endemic area in Algeria and to identify the model that best predicted daily scorpion sting counts ...
Kaouthar Boubekeur +2 more
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