Scorpion and spider toxicology

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scorpion

  • all species are venomous
  • 3,250 human are killed by scorpion per year

hot spots

  • Middle East
  • North/Souther Africa
  • India
  • Southern USA
  • Mexico

clinical features and treatment

  • extremely painful
    • local infiltration anesthesia with 2% lidocaine by digital block
  • autonomic storm
    • sympathetic as well as parasympathetic