A randomized trial comparing intravenous paracetamol, topical lidocaine, and ice application for treatment of pain associated with scorpion stings

Aksel G., Guler S., DOĞAN N. Ö., Corbacioglu S. K.

HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.6, ss.662-667, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0960327114551394
  • Dergi Adı: HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.662-667
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Scorpions, pain management, pain measurement, emergency medicine (MeSH database), CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, ENVENOMATION, CHILDREN
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Appropriate treatment for scorpion-associated pain was not previously studied in detail in the literature. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of three treatment modalities in patients with painful scorpion stings using visual analog scale (VAS) scores.