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Treatment To Be Taken After Scorpion Bite
hello my name is Sheryl. yesterday I was at the grocery store and got stung what felt like 4 5 maybe even 6 times by one scorpion. today I have big red marks and swelling around my knee. the pain is gone but the main site area has a blister on it. what should I do?
Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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In most scorpion stings of adults, treatment is simply supportive and can be done at home.
Wash the sting with soap and water and remove all jewelry because swelling of tissue may impede the circulation if it not allowed to expand (for example, a sting on a finger that has a ring surrounding it).
Apply cool compresses, usually 10 minutes on and ten minutes off of the site of the sting.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 1-2 tablets every 4 hours may be given to relieve pain (usually not to exceed 3g per 24 hours). Avoid aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) because they may contribute to other problems.
Antibiotics are not helpful unless the sting area become secondarily infected.
Do not cut into the wound or apply suction.
plEASE DON'T DO ANY TREATMENT AT HOME GO TO NEAREST MEDICAL CENTRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
welcome to HCM
In most scorpion stings of adults, treatment is simply supportive and can be done at home.
Wash the sting with soap and water and remove all jewelry because swelling of tissue may impede the circulation if it not allowed to expand (for example, a sting on a finger that has a ring surrounding it).
Apply cool compresses, usually 10 minutes on and ten minutes off of the site of the sting.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 1-2 tablets every 4 hours may be given to relieve pain (usually not to exceed 3g per 24 hours). Avoid aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) because they may contribute to other problems.
Antibiotics are not helpful unless the sting area become secondarily infected.
Do not cut into the wound or apply suction.
plEASE DON'T DO ANY TREATMENT AT HOME GO TO NEAREST MEDICAL CENTRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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