Dehesa-Dávila M
Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas, Universidad de Guanajuato, México.
Toxicon. 1989;27(3):281-6. doi: 10.1016/0041-0101(89)90175-x.
Poisoning with scorpion venom in the city of León, Guanajuato state, México, is a significant public health problem. The hospital of the Mexican Red Cross gave medical attention to 38,068 cases of envenomation by scorpion sting during 1981-1986; 77% of all accidents occurred among persons under 30 years of age. The 100% survival rate can be attributed to prompt serotherapy. Most stings were due to scorpions from the species Centruroides infamatus infamatus. Scorpion stings increase dramatically in the spring and are lowest during winter. The distribution of scorpions throughout the city is uniform and accidents occur at any time of day or night with no preference in regard to the sex of the affected persons. The epidemiological aspects of scorpion poisoning are emphasized.
在墨西哥瓜纳华托州莱昂市，蝎子毒液中毒是一个严重的公共卫生问题。1981年至1986年期间，墨西哥红十字会医院对38068例蝎子蜇伤中毒病例进行了医疗救治；所有事故中有77%发生在30岁以下人群中。100%的存活率可归因于及时的血清疗法。大多数蜇伤是由墨西哥毒蝎（Centruroides infamatus infamatus）造成的。蝎子蜇伤在春季急剧增加，在冬季则最少。蝎子在整个城市的分布是均匀的，事故在白天或晚上的任何时间都可能发生，且对受害者的性别没有偏好。文中强调了蝎子中毒的流行病学方面。
