many reports have indicated the medical importance of animal poisons in iran. the significance numbers of iranians are injured from high endemic to sporadic, by venomous snakes, scorpions, wasps, bees, fire and velvet ants, spiders and backswimmer bugs, so their nuisance prevention is an important task.

tarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some case reports in this regard. here, a 40-year-old man was reported who was referred to the emergency department with severe periumbilical pain ...

background: an analysis performed on the collected data from the local drug and poison information centre (dpic) of jundishapur university revealed that stings are the main causes of poisonings with frequency of 56%, followed by drug poisoning in 31%, and chemical exposure poisoning in 5.5% in khuzestan, the southwestern province of iran. objectives: the aim of the present study was to report t...

abstract objective: scorpion is one of the world’s most venomous arthropods and every year many people are bitten by it. in iran, scorpion sting is a common health issue. the aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical status of patients with scorpion sting in the emergency department of sina hospital in 2014. methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, all patien...

conclusions it was concluded that snake bite cases in kashan are similar to other areas in iran from an epidemiological point of view, including; age distribution rates, gender and site of the bites. the existence of macrov ipera lebetina, a dangerous venomous snake, can cause a range of clinical effects among residents in central parts of iran, such as kashan area. patients and methods this re...

aims: venomous snake bites are public health problems in different parts of the world. the most specific mainstay in the treatment of envenomation is anti-venom. to treat the envenomation, it is very important to identify the offending species. this study was designed to determine the penetrating pattern of fangs and teeth of some viper snakes.  materials & methods: this descriptive study was p...

scorpion bite is a common health problem in many parts of the world, including the iran’s tropics. there are thousands of cases and a number of deaths due to scorpion bite every year in the country. the present study aims to provide further data regarding the details, complications and outcomes of scorpion bite cases referring to razi hospital, ahwaz, from march 2011 to april 2012. a total of 2...

background: the persian gulf is a suitable habitat for various types of marine species. this study was conducted with the aim of determining the epidemiology and clinical findings of injuries inflicted by marine creatures in the persian gulf, south iran. methods: in this retrospective cross-sectional study, medical records of patients with diagnosis of marine animal exposures treated at 6 refer...