Accidentes con escorpiones en la ciudad de posadas, Provincia de Misiones, Argentina, durante el año 2002

Studies were carried out to evaluate scorpion accidents in the city of Posadas. Studies comprised the analysis of doctor consulting forms belonging to the Emergency Rooms from two of the main hospitals in the city (Ramón Madariaga hospital and Self -Management Pediatrics Hospital), as well as files from accidents with poisonous non ophidian animals, all scorpions involved in the accidents were identified. Results obtained in the year 2002 are shown discriminating between: number of cases, months of the year, scorpion species involved, type of accidents, most frequent symptoms, treatments used...

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