The scorpion sting is a medical disease, for the signs and symptoms presented; Sometimes patients do not know the animal that causes these symptoms; the bibliography marks the decrease in temperature as a sign to be presented.
The scorpion sting is a medical emergency where 184 patients from the state of Guanajuato were divided into 2 groups according to the type of antivenom administered, the dose of antivenom were at the discretion of the attending physician, Birmex (n = 117) and Alacramyn (n = 67) for the temperature record of the site of sting and other vital signs, this to compare it with the bibliography as a pathognomonic sign.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
184
Axillary temperature sampling, at the site of the scorpion sting and the contralateral site with infrared thermometer, and heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure on admission, 30 minutes after applying the vial and the medical discharge
Cruz Roja Mexicana, Delegación León
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Temperature change
Temperature at the sting site, contralateral site and axillary in degrees celcius
Time frame: 0, 30 and 120 minutes
Blood preasure
Systolic and diastolic in mmHg
Time frame: 0, 30 and 120 minutes
Heart rate
Beats per minute
Time frame: 0, 30 and 120 minutes
Respiratory rate
Breaths per minute
Time frame: 0, 30 and 120 minutes
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