title: [Scorpion poisoning among children and adolescents: clinical and epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized patients].
abstract: Medical records relating to 325 children and adolescents who suffered scorpion stings were identified (14.8% were mild cases, 55.4% were moderate cases and 29.8% 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde da Mulher e da Criança, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG.
authors.forename: Fátima Maria Barbosa
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.forename: Antônio Prates
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: Janer Aparecida S
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sares
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D012605:Scorpions; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D012604:Scorpion Venoms