Jahan Saulat, Mohammed Al Saigul Abdullah, Abdul Rahim Hamed Shamandy
Health Education and Training Department, Primary Health Care Administration, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Toxicon. 2007 Aug;50(2):302-5. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.03.013. Epub 2007 Mar 28.
We reviewed and analyzed 5-year (1999-2003) surveillance data of scorpion stings in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. A total of 6465 scorpion sting cases were notified. Male-to-female ratio for scorpion stings was 1.9:1. The mean age for cases was 23+/-17 years and 3079 (47.8%) cases were between the ages of 11 and 30 years. The scorpion stings had a higher incidence in the months of May-October. This information is beneficial for health education and prevention of scorpion sting cases.
我们回顾并分析了沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区5年(1999 - 2003年)的蝎子蜇伤监测数据。共报告了6465例蝎子蜇伤病例。蝎子蜇伤的男女比例为1.9:1。病例的平均年龄为23±17岁,其中3079例(47.8%)年龄在11至30岁之间。蝎子蜇伤在5月至10月的发病率较高。这些信息有助于开展健康教育及预防蝎子蜇伤病例。