Characteristics of accidents caused by scorpions in Juiz de Fora - MG

Authors

  • Priscila Larcher Carneiro Santos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF
  • Francislene Juliana Martins UFJF
  • Rita de Cássia Padula Alves Vieira UFJF
  • Luiz Cláudio Ribeiro UFJF
  • Benilson Beloti Barreto UFJF
  • Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite UFJF
  • Nádia Rezende Barbosa UFJF

Keywords:

Epidemiologia. Escorpiões. Saúde Pública.

Abstract

Scorpionism is an important public health issue, specially in tropical and subtropical countries. This retrospective study stablished the accident profile caused by scorpions which happened from january 2002 to december 2007 in the city of Juiz de Fora/MG. 378 notifications were registered concerning accidents caused by scorpions, mainly in the urban area (82.8%), during the hot/rainy period of the year (57.1%), they were considered mild in 79.9%, the delay between the accident and the medical attendance was approximately of 6 hours (85.5%). Upper limbs were the most affected (49.7%). Tityus serrulatus was the species responsible for 63.4% of the cases. Individuals affected were chiefly male (61.6%), white (26.5) and were 37±20 years old. The high incidence rate (12.8 cases/100.000 inhabitants) of accidents confirms that the city is an endemic area of scorpionism, supporting the need of elaborations regarding control strategies and accident prevention.

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Author Biographies

Priscila Larcher Carneiro Santos, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF

Graduanda de farmácia. Faculdade de Farmácia.

Francislene Juliana Martins, UFJF

Mestranda da Saúde Brasileira. UFJF.

Rita de Cássia Padula Alves Vieira, UFJF

Professora adjunto da UFJF. Doutora em Saúde Coletiva. Faculdade de Farmácia

Luiz Cláudio Ribeiro, UFJF

Professor adjunto da UFJF. Doutor em Demografia. Instituto de Ciências Exatas.

Benilson Beloti Barreto, UFJF

Graduando de farmácia. Faculdade de Farmácia.

Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite, UFJF

Professora adjunto da UFJF. Doutora em Saúde Pública. Faculdade de Medicina

Nádia Rezende Barbosa, UFJF

Professora adjunto da UFJF. Doutora em Toxicologia. Faculdade de Farmácia.

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Published

2010-03-04

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Artigos Originais

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