Escorpionismo em crianças e adolescentes: aspectos clínicos e epidemiológicos de pacientes hospitalizados / Scorpion poisoning among children and adolescents: clinical and epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized patients

RESUMO

Foram identificados 325 prontuários de crianças e adolescentes vítimas de picadas de escorpião (14,8 por cento de casos leves, 55,4 por cento de casos moderados e 29,8 por cento de casos graves). As variáveis associadas com maior gravidade foram ausência de dor no local da picada, relato de sonolência à admissão e intervalo maior que três horas entre o acidente e o atendimento hospitalar.

ABSTRACT

Medical records relating to 325 children and adolescents who suffered scorpion stings were identified (14.8 percent were mild cases, 55.4 percent were moderate cases and 29.8 percent were severe cases). The variables associated with greater severity were lack of pain at the sting location, sleepiness reported at hospital admission and a time interval greater than three hours between the accident and hospital attendance.