scorpion stings/hypoxia

Scorpion sting is a common problem in villages of Eastern Nepal. The life-threatening complications of myocarditis and pulmonary edema is known in red scorpion in India but not reported in Nepal. This condition requires urgent attention and ICU care from few hours to days. Delay in recognition and

Scorpion envenoming is known to produce serious complications in children, and the complications differ with different species seen in the world. Peripheral failure, hypotension, myocarditis and seizures are the serious complications related to scorpion envenoming. The pathogenesis of cardiovascular

OBJECTIVE We sought to describe the effects of continuous intravenous midazolam infusion as therapy for severe bark scorpion (Centruroides exilicauda) envenomation. METHODS A retrospective chart review from July 1, 1993, through January 1, 1998, identified all patients treated at a university