Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Departamento de Zoologia, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Departamento de Dermatologia e Radioterapia, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2021 Apr 28;54:e0858 2020. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0858-2020. eCollection 2021.
Mantis shrimps or siriboias are crustaceans belonging to the order Stomatopoda. They are known for their strong claws, which they use for defense and capturing their prey. They are classified into two groups: the spearers, which pierce the prey with sharp projections, and the smashers, which strike their prey with high-powered punches. These animals are highly feared by fishermen, and there are frequent anecdotal reports of human injuries caused by these crustaceans.
A questionnaire about injuries in humans caused by these stomatopods was administered to 23 fishermen of Colony Z10 in Ubatuba, São Paulo state, Brazil, and a survey of the literature on injuries in humans caused by these animals was carried out.
The fishermen consider the mantis shrimp dangerous and avoid direct contact with them on account of the associated risk. We describe five reports of human injuries caused by these animals: four by the claws and one by the tail spikes.
We describe the first aid treatment, prevention, and recommendations for such cases and propose the distribution of educational leaflets among the fishermen colonies.
虾蛄或蝉虾属于十足目节肢动物。它们以其强壮的爪子而闻名,这些爪子用于防御和捕捉猎物。它们分为两类:穿刺者,用尖锐的突起刺穿猎物;粉碎者,用强大的冲击力打击猎物。这些动物令渔民非常害怕,经常有关于这些甲壳类动物造成人类受伤的传闻。
我们向巴西圣保罗州乌巴图巴市 Z10 殖民地的 23 名渔民发放了一份关于这些十足目节肢动物对人类造成伤害的调查问卷,并对有关这些动物对人类造成伤害的文献进行了调查。
渔民认为虾蛄很危险,由于存在相关风险,他们避免直接接触这些动物。我们描述了五起因这些动物造成的人类受伤报告:四起是由爪子造成的,一起是由尾刺造成的。
我们描述了此类情况下的急救处理、预防和建议,并提议向渔民群体分发教育传单。