Friday 26 October 2012

Scorpion king

So this is the paddy harvest season. Scorpion bites r on the rise again. Most of them are poisonous this time. Esp the pregnant red female scorpion.
  People work in fields, barefeet-handed. These hidden insects know nothing but to sting when disturbed.toxins they release in blood cause severe local pain, hypertension, cold sweats, vomiting. Rarely they r cardiotoxic which could be lethal. Cardiotoxic effects are preventable with the drug prazopress if patient comes early. Otherwise the management is symptomatic i.e. For pain and dehydration.
Some of the patients ive seen are immune to scorpion bites. No pain nothing. They might have developed antibodies against the toxins in their blood.

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