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ArticleArchives of academic emergency medicine2026

Epidemiological, Clinical Features, and Complications of Scorpion Sting in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey; A Cross-sectional Study.

Erdinç Balcı, Fevzi Yılmaz, Nazmi Toprak, Ökkeş Zortuk, Cemil Kavalcı, Engin Deniz Arslan, Tayfun Anıl Demir, Yavuz Fatih Yavuz

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Erdinç BalcıSBU Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Antalya.
Fevzi YılmazSBU Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Antalya.
Nazmi ToprakSBU Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Antalya.
Ökkeş ZortukSBU Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Antalya.
Cemil KavalcıSBU Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Antalya.
Engin Deniz ArslanSBU Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Antalya.
Tayfun Anıl DemirGazipaşa State Hospital, Emergency Department, Antalya.
Yavuz Fatih YavuzSBU Antalya Research and Training Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, Antalya.

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Abstract

Introduction: Scorpion sting (SS) resulting in envenomation is a life-threatening emergency and causes serious health problems in tropical and subtropical regions. This study aimed to present the epidemiologic and clinical features of scorpion sting in the mediterranean region of Turkey. Methods: In this cross sectional study the epidemiologic, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of cases who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) of Antalya Training and Research Hospital with scorpion stings between January 2017 and December 2020 were Results: 843 cases with the mean age of 40.49±21.26 years were evaluated (19.8% <18 years and 50.5% female). Allmost all patients (98%), had been stung by a yellow scorpion. The majority of patients were in grade 1 and grade 2 severiry (40.1%, n=338; 47.9%, n=404, respectively) according to Conclusion:

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AntiveninsEmergency MedicineEpidemiologyScorpion Stings

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PMCPMC13265067

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