RT Book, Section
A1 Zafren, Ken
A1 Thurman, R. Jason
A1 Jones, Ian D.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181050981
T1 Scorpion Envenomation
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181050981
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  most  significant  morbidity  and  mortality  from  scorpion  stings  is  from  the  Buthidae  family,  characterized  by  a  triangular  central  sternal  plate.  This  family  includes  the  venomous  Androctonus  genus  in  northern  Africa,  Leiurus  in  the  Middle  East,  Tityus  in  South  America,  and  Centruroides  in  North  America.