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Author Spotlight: Optimizing Scorpion Venom Extraction for Antivenom Production
Published on: October 6, 2023
Emergent management of scorpion sting
Jolanta Kluz-Zawadzka1, Anna Hartman-Ksycińska1, Bogumił Lewandowski1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Emergency Medicine University of Rzeszów.
Abstract:
Scorpionism (syndrome of scorpion stings) is an important public health problem in many regions of the world, not only in tropics and subtropics. As scorpions may be unintentionally transported to any place in the world and keeping scorpions as pets is becoming more popular, scorpion stings occur also in Poland. Therefore, health professionals should have the knowledge on the management of scorpion stings. This article discusses a case who was stung by scorpion and proposes an algorithm of management with such patients.
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