Chapter-27 Scorpion Envenomation
BOOK TITLE: Recent Advances in Pediatrics (Volume 18): Hot Topics
Author
1. Kumar Chandra Mohan
ISBN
9788184486612
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11160_27
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
14
Author Affiliations
1.
Narayana Medical College and Hospitals, Nellore, AP, India,
Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research and HAH Centenary Hospital, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India,
Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), Patna, Bihar, India
Chapter keywords
tetanus prophylaxis,
homology,
scorpion antivenin,
atropine,
potassium,
mortality,
vomiting,
blood pressure,
symptoms,
T-wave inversion,
liver cell destruction,
scorpion envenomation,
pathophysiology,
defibrination