1. Assessing and managing spider and scorpion envenomation.
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McGhee, Stephen, Weiner, Aaron, and Finnegan, Alan
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ANTIVENINS , *ARTHROPOD venom , *COMMUNICATION , *CLINICAL pathology , *EMERGENCY medical services , *EMERGENCY nursing , *NURSING practice , *NURSING assessment , *PATIENT monitoring , *PATIENTS , *SPIDERS , *WOUND care , *SOCIAL support , *NURSING interventions , *SPIDER bites , *SYMPTOMS , *DIAGNOSIS , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Envenomation by spiders or scorpions is a public health problem in many parts of the world and is not isolated to the tropics and subtropics. Spiders and scorpions can be unintentionally transported globally, and keeping them as pets is becoming more popular, so envenomation can occur anywhere. Emergency nurses should be prepared to assess and treat patients who present with a bite or sting. This article gives an overview of the signs, symptoms and treatment of envenomation by species of arachnids that are clinically significant to humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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