Resuscitation & Research Conference 2018
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Objectives: Tis study aimed to review scorpion sting (SS) management practices in Omani tertiary care emergency departments. Methods: Tis retrospective study included all emergency SS cases at three tertiary hospitals in Muscat, Oman, between March 2016 and July 2017. In addition, emergency physicians were surveyed to determine common SS management practices. Results: Tere were 128 SS cases. Localised pain was observed in 97.7% of patients, swelling in 14.8% and localised redness in 7%. Some patients (13.3%) had systemic symptoms, with tachycardia being most common. Bedside clotting tests were ordered for 11.7% of patients. Te most common form of treatment was local anaesthesia (54.7%). None of the patients received antivenom. Te survey was completed by 80 emergency physicians with experience in SS management. Analgaesia was the main form of management (88.8%), followed by local anaesthesia (81.3%). Most doctors (80%) believed that local anaesthesia was the most effective form of treatment. Only 32.5% reported that they would order a bedside clotting test, of which 69.2% were junior doctors. Conclusion: Analgaesia was the main form of management, followed by local anaesthesia. Few doctors ordered bedside clotting tests.
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- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.027
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