title: Assessing and managing spider and scorpion envenomation.
abstract: Envenomation by spiders or scorpions is a public health problem in many parts of the world and is not isolated to the tropics and subtropics. Spiders and scorpions can be unintentionally transported globally, and keeping them as pets is becoming more popular, so envenomation can occur anywhere. Emergency nurses should be prepared to assess and treat patients who present with a bite or sting. This article gives an overview of the signs, symptoms and treatment of envenomation by species of arachnids that are clinically significant to humans.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, Florida, US.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGhee
authors.affiliation: Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.affiliation: Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Finnegan
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, Florida, US.
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Visovsky
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, Florida, US.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Clochesy
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, Florida, US.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012605:Scorpions; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013111:Spider Venoms; D013112:Spiders
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D013111:Spider Venoms
keywords: arachnids; bites and stings; emergency care; envenomation; scorpions; spiders