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Duzce Medical Journal, vol.15, no.1, pp.11-13, 2013 (Scopus)
Aim: In this study, 32 cases of scorpion sting cases admitted to Inonu University School of Medicine Children's Emergency Department between 2001-2007 were evaluated retrospectively. Material and Method: The cases were evaluated for the clinical findings, laboratory results, treatment and prognosis. Results: The patients mean age were 7.35±4.79 years, 17 (53.1%) were female and 15 (46.9%) were male respectively. Most of the cases were in June (25.0%) and most of the bites were at upper extremities (53.1%). The most common findings were rash (eight patients-25.1%), and tachycardia (9.5%). All of case were vaccinated against to tetanus. The fluid therapy was initiated the patients that is required the intravenous therapy. Twenty eight (87.5%) case which scorpion not applied in the referred center were administered scorpion serum. Twenty one patients (65.6%) were followed up for a day. Thirty one cases (96.8%) were discharged without complications while and one case (3.1%) were died due to respiratory and circulatory collapse Conclusions: Our study have given important clinic and epidemical results about scorpion stings in Malatya religion.