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- Meir Antopolsky, Shaden Salameh, and Ruth Stalnikowicz.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. mimosa4@netvision.net.il
- Eur J Emerg Med. 2009 Aug 1; 16 (4): 206-8.
ObjectiveTo question the existing practice to observe the victims of scorpion sting in the emergency department at least for 6 h.MethodsProspective study of all adult patients presenting to emergency department after scorpion sting during 3 years, and review of existing literature from Middle East countries.ConclusionSerious toxicity after scorpion sting in Israel and some of neighboring countries is rare, and always presents within 1 h from the sting. Thus, prolonged observation can be reserved for a high-risk population and patients with serious toxicity on admission.
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