Scorpion stings and spider bites in the Upper Juruá, Acre – Brazil

Bites and Stings

Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC. Forbes McGain, MB BS, DipObs, Honorary Fellow; Ken D Winkel, MB BS, PhD, FACTM, Director. Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Port Moresby General Hospital, Port Moresby, NCD, PNG. Aaron Limbo, MB BS, DipAnaesth, Registrar. School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Towns...

Treatment of Scorpion Stings

140 - Arthropod Bites and Stings

Arthropod venoms are complex mixtures of enzymes, proteins, histamines, and other bioamines that can either damage tissue directly or elicit an allergic response. The venoms of each family are unique, and cross-reactivity is rare with the exception of wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets (vespids). Local tissue reactions from dermal exposure to arthropod antigens result in the common pruritic, ur...

Treatment of Scorpion Stings

Treatment of Scorpion Stings

cases frequently occur when one has an opportunity of speedily applying the remedy. A.t first I treated cases by the application of tartaric acid, with a little water, directly to the wound where the poison had been infused. This gave speedy relief in all cases. I next tried the application of alum in the same manner, and found it gave even more speedy relief. A servant of mine was stung in the...