Horta Fátima Maria Barbosa, Caldeira Antônio Prates, Sares Janer Aparecida S
Departamento de Saúde da Mulher e da Criança, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 May-Jun;40(3):351-3. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000300022.
Medical records relating to 325 children and adolescents who suffered scorpion stings were identified (14.8% were mild cases, 55.4% were moderate cases and 29.8% were severe cases). The variables associated with greater severity were: lack of pain at the sting location, sleepiness reported at hospital admission and a time interval greater than three hours between the accident and hospital attendance.
识别出了325名遭受蝎子蜇伤的儿童和青少年的病历(14.8%为轻症病例,55.4%为中症病例,29.8%为重症病例)。与更严重病情相关的变量为:蜇伤部位无痛感、入院时报告有嗜睡症状以及事故发生与就医之间的时间间隔超过三小时。