Hoʻopiʻi ka Scorpion, centipede, a me arthropod venomous i ke kōkua mua¶
He ʻokoʻa nā helu ulia pōpilikia ma ka ʻāina. Hoʻohana kēia ʻaoʻao i ka 911, ka helu no ʻAmelika a me Kanada. Nui nā ʻāina ʻē aʻe i hoʻohana i ka 112, 999, a i ʻole ka helu ʻē aʻe. E huli i ka helu no kou ʻāina.
Hāʻawi nā ʻāhiʻo ʻaneʻi ʻawaʻawa i nā ukana kemika ikaika me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea kaua anatomic kūikawā: hahau ka moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa i kahi aculeus i kau ʻia ma luna o ke kua, hoʻopaʻa ke centipede nunui i kāna mea i pepehi ʻia me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā wāwae mua i hoʻololi ʻia i kapa ʻia ʻo forcipules, a hoʻopaʻa ʻia nā ʻanuʻu ahi i lawe ʻia me nā manamana e pivot a hoʻokomo i ka piperidine alkaloids. ʻOiai ʻo ka hapa nui o nā arthropod i nā pākeke olakino e hoʻopuka i ka ʻeha wela a me ka pehu liʻiliʻi, hiki i kekahi mau moʻo huelo neurotoxic ke hōʻeha koke i ke ola olakino no nā pēpē, nā keiki liʻiliʻi, a me nā poʻe ʻelemakule, ʻoiai hiki i nā ʻuā ahi a me velvet ant stings hiki ke hoʻoulu i ka anaphylaxis systemic a i ʻole nā maʻi ʻili lua koʻikoʻi.
ʻO ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka ʻokoʻa lapaʻau ma waena o kahi kīʻaha neurotoxic maikaʻi ʻole, kahi necrotic cytolytic blister, a me ka piʻi wikiwiki ʻana o ka pediatric cholinergic storm e hiki ai i nā mea hoʻopakele ke hāʻawi koke i ka hoʻomaha ʻeha i manaʻo ʻia, pale i nā lāʻau lapaʻau ʻino, a loaʻa i nā poʻe maʻi kiʻekiʻe i ka antivenom a me ka mālama koʻikoʻi ma mua o ka ulu ʻana o ka hanu.
E hana i kēia i kēia manawa¶
- E neʻe aku mai kahi pūnana aku a holoi i nā mea kolo i koe me ka maluhia. E ʻanuʻu ma kahi o 5 a 10 mau mika (16 a 33 kapuaʻi) ka mamao mai nā puʻu ʻanuʻu ahi i hoʻopilikia ʻia, nā puʻu wahie, a i ʻole nā māwae pōhaku wao nahele. Inā e hū mai ana nā ʻanuʻu ahi ma ka ʻili a i ʻole ka lole, e pulupulu me ka lima lima a i ʻole ka lole ma mua o ka holoi ʻana me ka wai, no ka mea, ʻo ka pulu ʻana i nā ʻanuʻu ahi e hoʻomāhuahua i ka nahu a me ka nahu pinepine.
- E kelepona koke i kāu helu ulia pōpilikia no ke keiki i u ʻia e ka moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa a i ʻole kekahi mea e hōʻike ana i nā hōʻailona ʻōnaehana. Kāhea i ka 911 ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a me Kanada, 112 ma waena o ka European Union, 999 ma United Kingdom, 000 ma Australia, a i ʻole e nīnau i ka papa kuhikuhi o helu pilikia. E kāhea pū i kāu kikowaena Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222 ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa) no ke alakaʻi ʻana i nā ʻano ʻano a me ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i ka lāʻau lapaʻau.
- Wehe koke i nā apo a pau, nā wati, nā kūpeʻe lima, a me nā kāmaʻa paʻa mai ka lālā i hoʻopilikia ʻia. ʻO ka nahu ʻana o ka centipede, ka ʻū a ka moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa, a me nā ʻūhā ahi he nui hiki ke hoʻoulu koke i ka lymphatic brawny a me ka pehu vascular i loko o 15 a 30 mau minuke. ʻO ka waiho ʻana i ke apo metala ma ka manamana lima pehu hiki ke hoʻopaʻa i ke kahe koko a hoʻoulu i ka ischemia kikohoʻe.
- E holoi mālie i ke kopa a i ʻole ka nahu me ke kopa malū a me ka wai e kahe ana. E hoʻomaʻemaʻe i nā ʻili a me ka lepo me ka holoi ʻole ʻana. Inā loaʻa nā pseudopustules ant ahi a i ʻole nā lauoho anuhe, e mālama mau i nā ʻōpala a ʻaʻole loa e pahū a ʻomi paha.
- E noi i ka pulupulu maloʻo i uhi ʻia i ka lole no 10 a 15 mau minuke i ka manawa (a i ʻole ka hoʻopaʻa ʻia ʻana i ka wai mahana no ka nahu ʻana o ka centipede). No ka maʻi ʻana o ka moʻo huelo ʻawa a me ke ahi, ʻo ka ʻeke maloʻo i ʻōwili ʻia i kahi kāwele maloʻo e hoʻolōʻihi i ka ʻā ʻana a hoʻopaʻa i nā hopena o ke aʻalolo. No nā centipede nunui (Scolopendra), ʻo ka hoʻoinu ʻana i ka nahu i loko o ka wai mehana hiki ke ʻae ʻia ma 40 a 43 degere Celsius (104 a 109 degere Fahrenheit) no 20 a 30 mau minuke e kōkua i ka hoʻopau ʻana i nā mea ʻawaʻawa-labile protein a hoʻomaha i ka vasospasm kūloko.
- E noho mālie, mālie, a nānā pono i ka mea i hoʻopilikia ʻia no ke ala ea a i ʻole ka pilikia neurological. E hoʻomaha i ka ʻāʻī ma kahi kūlana kūʻokoʻa ʻoluʻolu ma lalo a i ʻole ma lalo iki o ka pae o ka puʻuwai no ka maʻi neurotoxic scorpion, a i ʻole e hoʻokiʻekiʻe iki ʻia no ka pehu ʻole neurotoxic. Inā loaʻa i ka mea maʻi kahi epinephrine auto-injector a hoʻomohala i nā hives, ʻoʻoleʻa ka ʻāʻī, wīwī, a noni paha, e hoʻokomo koke i ka epinephrine i loko o ka ʻūhā waena o waho.
ʻO ka maʻi maʻi neurotoxic scorpion stings he manawa pilikia ea
No ka mea, he liʻiliʻi kino kino o kahi pēpē a kamaliʻi paha, hoʻokahi uʻi mai ka moʻo huelo ʻawa o Arizona (Centruroides sculpturatus), he mea make ma ka Hikina Hikina (Leiurus quinquestriatus), he moʻo huelo melemele Brazilian (Tityus serrulatus), a i ʻole he moʻo huelo ʻulaʻula India (*Hottentottates body of neuroscorpion. kaumaha. E nānā pono i nā keiki no ka uē hikiwawe ʻole, ka neʻe ʻana o ka maka huʻihuʻi, ka droo nui e ʻoki ana i ke ea, a me ka ʻāhiu ʻana a i ʻole ka ʻiʻo ʻana o ka ʻiʻo. Mai hāʻawi i nā mea hōʻoluʻolu, opioids, a i ʻole antihistamines ma ka home i kahi keiki i manaʻo ʻia he neurotoxicity scorpion me ka nānā ʻole ʻana i ka lāʻau lapaʻau, a lawe koke iā lākou ma ke kaʻa kaʻa i kahi haukapila i hoʻopaʻa ʻia me nā ʻano antiscorpion.
ʻO ka lāʻau hoʻoholo pilikia no nā arthropod ʻawaʻawa¶
flowchart TD
Start["Suspected Scorpion, Centipede, or Venomous Arthropod Sting"]
Scene["Move to Safety and Remove Constricting Jewelry<br/>Wash gently with soap and water"]
Anaphylaxis{"Signs of Systemic Anaphylaxis?<br/>(Wheezing, stridor, tongue swelling, hives, hypotension)"}
Epi["Inject Epinephrine Auto-Injector into Outer Thigh<br/>Call Emergency Medical Services Immediately<br/>Position flat with legs elevated (or upright if short of breath)"]
Species{"Identify Culprit Arthropod Class and Clinical Syndrome"}
Scorpion["Scorpion Sting<br/>(Electric burning pain, tap test positive, minimal local swelling)"]
Centipede["Giant Centipede Bite<br/>(Two paired puncture marks, intense localized burning, erythema, swelling)"]
FireAnt["Fire Ant / Velvet Ant / Blister Beetle / Puss Caterpillar"]
NeuroCheck{"Neurotoxic Red Flags or Pediatric Patient?<br/>(Child under 10, roving eyes, drooling, slurred speech, muscle spasms, tachycardia)"}
ScorpionALS["Call EMS Immediately for Antivenom Transport<br/>1. Suction oral secretions and position on side if drooling<br/>2. Apply cool cloth compress (NO ice immersion, NO tourniquets)<br/>3. Monitor breathing for respiratory fatigue"]
ScorpionMild["Mild Local Scorpion Pain in Adult<br/>1. Apply wrapped cool pack 10 minutes on / 10 minutes off<br/>2. Call Poison Control and monitor for 4 to 6 hours<br/>3. Verify tetanus immunization status"]
CentipedeCare["Centipede First Aid Protocol<br/>1. Clean paired puncture wounds thoroughly<br/>2. Test warm water (40 to 43C / 104 to 109F) or cool pack for pain relief<br/>3. Monitor for chest pain, lymphangitis, or secondary cellulitis"]
OtherCare["Fire Ant / Caterpillar / Beetle Care<br/>1. Tape-strip venomous caterpillar spines immediately<br/>2. Keep fire ant pustules and cantharidin blisters intact<br/>3. Apply cool compresses and watch for allergic reaction"]
Start --> Scene
Scene --> Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis -->|Yes| Epi
Anaphylaxis -->|No| Species
Species -->|Scorpion| Scorpion
Species -->|Centipede| Centipede
Species -->|Ant / Caterpillar / Beetle| FireAnt
Scorpion --> NeuroCheck
NeuroCheck -->|Yes: High Risk or Systemic Signs| ScorpionALS
NeuroCheck -->|No: Isolated Local Pain Only| ScorpionMild
Centipede --> CentipedeCare
FireAnt --> OtherCare
Ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana i nā arthropod terrestrial nui¶
ʻO ka ʻike ʻana i ka arthropod culprit ma kāna ʻano hoʻohālikelike anatomical a me ka hōʻike hōʻike kino koke e kōkua i ka poʻe pane mua e noʻonoʻo inā he neurotoxicity ʻōnaehana ka hoʻoweliweli, ʻeha ʻeha o ka ʻiʻo kūloko, a i ʻole anaphylaxis maʻi.
| Pūʻulu Artropod | Anatomy Hoʻouna Venom | ʻO Biochemistry mua o Venom | Ka Ili Kuloko Kuloko | Pilikia Pūnaehana a me nā pilikia pilikia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buthid Scorpions (Centruroides, Tityus, Leiurus, Androctonus, Parabuthus, Hottentotta) | ʻO ka telson huelo ʻōpiʻi e ʻoki ana i kahi aculeus like me ka nila | ʻO nā peptides neurotoxic e hoʻopaʻa ana i ka sodium e hilinaʻi ana i ka volta (\(\text{Na}^+\)) a me ka potassium (\(\text{K}^+\)) | ** ʻAʻole ʻike ʻia:** kahi kiko kiko liʻiliʻi liʻiliʻi me ** ka pehu liʻiliʻi a ʻole paha**, paresthesia kūloko loa, maikaʻi Tap Test | Catecholamine nui a me ka ʻino acetylcholine; ʻO ke aʻalolo cranial palsy, nā maka holo, stridor, pulmonary edema, pancreatitis, a me ka hopu ʻana i ka hanu i nā keiki |
| Non-Buthid Scorpions (Nu'u huluhulu huluhulu Hadrurus, Emperor scorpion Pandinus, nahele Asia Heterometrus) | ʻO ka telson metasomal nui, ʻoiai lākou e pine pinepine me nā pedipalps kaumaha ma mua | ʻO nā phospholipases haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, hyaluronidase, a me nā amine biogenic | ʻO ka ʻulaʻula liʻiliʻi, ka pehu huila a me ka lapalapa o ka ʻāina, ka ʻeha ʻeha e like me ka ʻuā meli. | Haʻahaʻa systemic toxicity; ʻO ka pilikia nui ka hopena maʻi IgE-mediated a i ʻole ka maʻi ʻeha lua |
| Giant Centipedes (Scolopendra heros, S. subspinipes, S. morsitans, S. cingulata) | Ua hoʻololi ʻia nā wāwae kumu mua (forcipules / toxicognaths) e ʻāwili ana ma lalo o ke poʻo. | ʻO ka cocktail paʻakikī o ka histamine, serotonin, phospholipase A2, metalloproteases, pore-forming toxins, a me ka peptide cardiotoxic Ssm spooky toxin | Nā hoailona puncture pai i kaawale 3 a 10 millimeters (0.12 a 0.4 iniha) kaawale; ʻulaʻula ikaika koke, edema kūloko, a me ka ecchymosis poni | ʻO ka ʻeha ʻeha nui loa i nā hola a hiki i nā lā, lymphangitis āpana, necrosis ʻili kūloko, a me ka vasospasm coronary kakaikahi, rhabdomyolysis, a i ʻole ka hōʻeha ʻeha ʻeha. |
| ** Nā ʻAi Puhi i lawe ʻia mai ** (Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis richteri) | Hoʻopiʻi ʻo Mandibles i ka ʻili ma ke ʻano he heleuma a ʻo ka stinger o ka ʻōpū e pivots i ka pōʻai | 95% piperidine alkaloids hiki ʻole i ka wai (solenopsins) me 5% mau protein wai allergenic | E ulu ana ka puʻupuʻu pōʻai o nā wili ʻulaʻula i loko o 24 mau hola i loko o nā pseudopustules keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo maʻemaʻe | Kiʻekiʻe o ka maʻi anaphylaxis (hiki i ka 1% a hiki i ka 2% o nā kānaka i hū ʻia ma nā ʻāpana hopena); ʻO ka cellulitis bacteria lua a i ʻole sepsis inā ʻānai ʻia nā pustules |
| Velvet Ants (Nā nalo ʻēheu ʻole wahine, ʻohana Mutillidae, "mea pepehi bipi") | ʻAʻole maʻamau ka lōʻihi, ka maʻalahi, ka ʻōpū ovipositor stinger | ʻO nā peptides Myrmexin, nā molekala like-bradykinin, histamine, a me nā esterases | ʻO ka wīla ʻulaʻula ahi hoʻokahi me ka ʻeha hoʻomālamalama kūloko i helu ʻia ma kahi kokoke i ka piko o ka Schmidt Sting Pain Index | ʻOiai ke ʻano o ka ʻeha weliweli, he haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa loa ka lethality mammalian; ʻO ka pilikia olakino mua ka IgE-mediated systemic allergy |
| Ehe ʻino (Puss caterpillar / asp Megalopyge opercularis, Io moth, Saddleback, Lonomia obliqua) | Hollow brittle chitinous spines (setae) pili i nā ʻawaʻawa basal | Thaumetopoein, histamine, kinins, a ma ʻAmelika Hema Lonomia ʻano, ikaika procoagulant / fibrinolytic hemotoxins | ʻO ka ** ʻano ʻano like ʻole e like me ka ʻāʻī** o nā papula hemorrhagic e pili ana i ka wāwae anuhe. | ʻO Megalopyge ke kumu o ka ʻeha hohonu o ka iwi, ka ʻeha o ka umauma, a me ka lymphadenopathy; ʻO ʻAmelika Hema Lonomia obliqua ke kumu o ka lethal coagulopathy consumptive and intracranial bleeding |
| Blister Beetles (Famili Meloidae, lele Spanish, a me Oedemeridae) | ʻO ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana i ke koko o ka hemolymph mai nā ami wāwae i ka wā i ʻoki ʻia a i ʻole ʻia i ka ʻili | Cantharidin (he vesicant non-protein terpenoid ikaika e hoʻopau i nā hoʻopili pūnaewele desmosomal) | ʻAʻohe ʻeha ma ka pili ʻana; i loko o 2 a 24 mau hola, poha ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula nui i ka wai. | ʻO ka epidermal sloughing kūloko a me ka conjunctivitis kemika inā ʻoki ʻia i nā maka; ʻo ka hemorrhage koʻikoʻi o ka ʻōpū o ka ʻōpū a me ka hōʻino ʻole o ka renal inā ale ʻia ka pipi |
ʻO Scorpion envenomation: pathophysiology a me ka hoʻonaʻauao lāʻau¶
Ma kahi o 2,500 mau ʻano moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa i wehewehe ʻia ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa, ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi ma mua o 50 no ka ʻohana pilikia olakino Buthidae hiki ke hoʻoulu i ka envenomation kanaka. Eia nō naʻe, ma nā ʻāina maloʻo, subtropical, a me nā ʻāina wela ma waena o ʻAmelika ʻĀkau a me ʻAmelika Hema, ʻApelika ʻĀkau, ka Middle East, a me India, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka scorpion stings no ka 1.2 miliona mau kuʻi a ʻoi aku ma mua o 3,000 mau make i kēlā me kēia makahiki, ka hapa nui o nā keiki ma lalo o 10 mau makahiki.
He lula morphological pono o ka manamana lima: pincers versus huelo¶
ʻOiai ʻaʻole pono e hoʻāʻo ka poʻe hele wāwae a me nā mea hale e mālama i kahi moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa e nānā pono iā ia, ʻike nā mea olaola āpau a me nā mea ʻona ʻona pilikia i kahi kūʻai kūʻai kūpono e pili ana i ka anatomy scorpion.
- ** ʻO nā pine wiwi a me kahi huelo mānoanoa a ikaika:** ʻO nā Scorpions nona nā pedipalps lahilahi, palupalu, like me tweezer-like me ka metasoma (huelo) kaumaha, hilinaʻi nui i nā neurotoxins kemika ikaika e hoʻokuʻu koke i ka mea pio. Ma kahi kokoke i nā moʻo huelo Buthid make a pau, e like me ka mea make (Leiurus), nā moʻo huelo momona (Androctonus), a me nā moʻo huelo ʻili (* Centruroides *), e kaʻana like i kēia ʻaoʻao slender-claw.
- ** ʻO nā ʻuala nui, like me ka ula a me ka huelo lahilahi:** ʻO nā Scorpions i lako me nā pedipalps mānoanoa, puʻupuʻu, ʻokiʻoki (e like me ka emperor scorpion Pandinus imperator a i ʻole ka moʻo huelo huluhulu wao nahele nui Hadrurus arizonensis) e lanakila ai i nā mea pio me ka ikaika o ka pōʻino o ke kanaka.
Pehea ka hoʻouka ʻana o ka ʻili a me nā neurotoxins Buthid i ka ʻōnaehana nerve¶
ʻO nā mea make i hana ʻia e Centreroides, Tityus, Leiurus, a me Hottentotta aia nā polypeptides neurotoxic haʻahaʻa-molekala-kaumaha e hoʻopaʻa pono ʻia i nā kahawai sodium-gated-volt (\(\text{Na}^+\)) ma nā axonal membranes o nā aʻalolo somatic peripheral a me ka ʻōnaehana nerve autonomic:
- Alpha-toxins e hooloihi i ka manawa hoopau o na auwai sodium, e pale ana i ka membrane nerve mai ka repolarizing ma hope o ka puhi ana a me ka paa ana i ka neuron i loko o ka moku'āina o ka hoʻokuʻu uila.
- ʻO Beta-toxins hoʻololi i ka paepae hoʻāla uila i hiki i nā aʻalolo naʻau a me nā kaʻa ke ahi koke i nā hiki hoʻomaha maʻamau.
- ** ʻO ka pāpaʻa (\(\text{K}^+\)) channel blockers** hoʻopaneʻe hou aku i ka hoʻihoʻi hou ʻana o ka neuronal, e hoʻonui ana i ke kī hou ʻana o kēlā me kēia aʻalolo i hoʻoikaika ʻia.
ʻO kēia depolarization neuronal mau ʻole e hoʻoulu i ʻelua crises overlapping e pili ana i ka ʻano ʻāina:
- North American Bark Scorpion Syndrome (Centruroides sculpturatus / C. exilicauda, me Mekiko C. limpidus a me C. noxius): Ke kumu nui nei i ka haunaele neuromuscular a me cranial nerve storm i hui pu me ka parasympathetic (cholinergic) keu. ʻIke koke ka poʻe i ka ʻeha ulia, ʻeha a me ke kani ʻana o ka lālā a puni ka waha, nā ʻiʻo o ka ʻiʻo i makemake ʻole ʻia, nā neʻe ʻāhiu ʻāhiu e like me ka hopu ʻana i ka wā e ala ana ka mea maʻi, nalowale ka hui pū ʻana o ka pharyngeal muscle, salivation frothy frothy, blurry vision, and conjugate or dysconjugate neʻe opsoclonus).
- ** Ka Honua Kahiko a me ʻAmelika Hema Autonomic Cardiovascular Storm (Leiurus, Androctonus, Parabuthus, Hottentotta, a me Tityus serrulatus):** ʻOiai e hoʻoulu ai kēia mau mea ʻawaʻawa i ka ʻehaʻeha neurological koʻikoʻi, hoʻomaka lākou i ka piʻi nui ʻana o parasympathetic acetylcholine, hoʻoulu i ka maʻi ʻana o ka maʻi maʻi. ka wela, ka luaʻi, a me ka priapism i nā kāne ʻōpio) i ukali wikiwiki ʻia e ka nui, ka lōʻihi o sympathetic catecholamine flood (epinephrine a me norepinephrine). ʻO kēia ʻino catecholamine ke kumu o ke kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe, supraventricular a ventricular tachycardia, toxic myocarditis, acute ventricular failure, a me ka neurogenic pulmonary edema e hoʻoweliweli ana i ke ola, kahi e hoʻopiha ai ka wai ʻulaʻula i nā māmā. ʻO nā ʻano ʻano Tityus ma Pasila a me Trinidad (ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Tityus trinitatis) kaulana nō hoʻi no ka hoʻoulu ʻana i ka maʻi maʻi hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
ʻO ke kauka "Tap Test" no Centreroides nā ʻuʻu ʻawaʻawa¶
ʻAʻole e like me ke kuʻi pi, ka nahu nalo, a i ʻole ka nahu ʻana o ka spider, ʻo kahi maʻi ʻo Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) e waiho ** ʻaneʻane ʻaʻohe māka ʻike ʻia ma ka ʻili**. ʻAʻohe ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula, ʻaʻohe wahi ʻānai, a ʻaʻohe pehu o ka ʻiʻo, he mea paʻakikī loa ka ʻimi ʻana i ka wahi o ke kuʻi ʻana ma kahi pēpē uē a ʻōpiopio ʻaʻole hiki ke ʻōlelo.
Hoʻohana nā kauka ulia pōpilikia i ka Tap Test no ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i kahi envenomation neurotoxic Centreroides: paʻi mālie i ka pūnaewele i manaʻo ʻia me ka manamana lima hoʻokahi e hoʻoulu koke i ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana i ka uila a me ka pana ʻana i nā paresthesias ma waho o nā ʻāpana āpau i ka pā māmā. Ma muli o kēia hyperesthesia mechanical loa, hiki i ka nānā ʻana i ke keiki mai ke poʻo a ka wāwae ma ke kaomi māmā ʻana i nā lima, nā wāwae, nā lima, a me nā wāwae hiki ke kuhikuhi pinepine i ka wahi kikoʻī ʻike ʻole ʻia.
Ka helu ʻana i ke kino o ka envenomation scorpion (Papa I a i IV)¶
Hoʻokaʻawale nā kauka ulia pōpilikia a me nā kikowaena hoʻomalu lāʻau ʻawaʻawa neurotoxic i loko o ʻehā mau māka lapaʻau e hoʻoholo ai i ka mea hiki ke mālama ʻia me ka analgesia a me ka nānā ʻana me ka mea e koi koke i ka intravenous scorpion antivenom:
| Papa lapaau | Hoʻohālikelike ʻino | Nā hōʻailona Neurological a Autonomic | ʻO ke kūlana ea a me ka puʻuwai puʻuwai | Manaʻo Hoʻoponopono Lapaʻau |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa I | Haʻahaʻa Local Envenomation | ʻO ke ahi kūloko, ke kani uila (paresthesia), a me ka maikaʻi Tap Test i hoʻopaʻa paʻa ʻia i ka wahi hoʻopaʻa koke. | ʻO ka puʻuwai maʻamau a me ke kahe koko, ka ʻōlelo maʻemaʻe, ka ʻai maʻamau, a me ka neʻe ʻana o ka maka maʻamau | Ka nānā ʻana i ka home a i ʻole ma waho no 4 a 6 mau hola; nā mea hoʻopaʻa maʻalili, nā analgesics ma waho o ka hale kūʻai, a me ka nānā ʻana i ka prophylaxis tetanus |
| Papa II | ʻO ka Envenomation mamao | ʻO ka ʻeha, ka ʻeha, a me ke kani ʻana e hohola ana ma luna o ka lālā holoʻokoʻa a i ʻole ** mau ʻāpana anatomical mamao** (e like me ka helu ʻana o nā lehelehe, ke alelo, ka maka, a i ʻole nā ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe) | Hoʻomaha mālie a hopohopo paha; paʻa ka puʻuwai a me ka hanu; ale a me ka gag reflex i paʻa | Ka loiloi o ka oihana ulia pōpilikia; ka nānā mau ʻana no ka holomua ʻana (ʻoi aku i nā keiki); hoʻomalu ʻeha hōʻailona |
| Papa III | ʻAʻole hana ʻino (Cranial Nerve OR Somatic Motor OR Autonomic) | Ai paha o ke aʻalolo cranial (nā maka huʻihuʻi kaʻahele, ʻike makapō, ʻōlelo ʻino, dysphagia, droo nui loa) ** A i ʻole** ka hoʻomaha ʻana o ka ʻiʻo iwi ʻē aʻe (ka ʻāhiu ʻāhiu, ka haʻi ʻole, opisthotonus) | ʻO ka pilikia o ke keakea ʻana o ke ea o luna mai ka hui ʻana o nā huna huna a me ka laryngospasm; ka tachycardia haʻahaʻa a me ka hypertension | Hoʻōla koke i ka haukapila ulia pōpilikia: hoʻoheheʻe ʻana i ke ea, ka pulse oximetry mau, a me ka ** mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe scorpion scorpion i loko o nā ʻano ʻano nui** (e laʻa., Centruroides Immune \(\text{F(ab')}_2\) equine antivenom ma US/Mexico) |
| Papa IV | ʻO ka Envenomation Hoʻoweliweli Koʻikoʻi i ke Ola (Hoʻohui ʻia ʻo Cranial, Motor, a me Cardiopulmonary Failure) | ** ʻelua ** ʻeha aʻalolo cranial a me ka ʻāʻī ʻana o nā kaʻa iwi iwi ʻē aʻe, me ka hāʻule ʻana o ka maʻi cardiovascular autonomic, pulmonary edema, cyanosis, a i ʻole hypoxic coma | ʻO Stridor, ka lolo o ka ʻiʻo hanu, ka sputum ʻulaʻula ʻulaʻula, ka arrhythmia koʻikoʻi, a i ʻole ka puʻuwai cardiogenic. | Hoʻokomo koke i ka ICU / resuscitation bay: ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka antivenom wikiwiki, ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka endotracheal inā ʻaʻole i loaʻa a hoʻopaneʻe paha ka lāʻau lapaʻau, nā vasodilators (e like me ka prazosin i Hottentotta/Leiurus pulmonary edema), a me ka hoʻoheheʻe mechanical. |
ʻO ke kōkua mua i kēlā me kēia ʻanuʻu no ka maʻi ʻawaʻawa¶
- E hōʻoia i ka palekana o nā hiʻohiʻona a nānā i nā hōʻailona neurotoxic Grade III/IV: E hoʻoneʻe i ka mea maʻi mai kahi a lulu i ka moena a i ʻole nā kāmaʻa. Inā he keiki a keiki paha ma lalo o 10 makahiki ka mea i hōʻeha ʻia, a i ʻole he kanaka makua me ka maʻi cardiopulmonary, e kelepona koke i nā lawelawe lapaʻau pilikia. E makaʻala no ka kaʻoniʻoni ʻana o ka maka, drooling nui, haʻiʻōlelo slurred, a me ka ʻāʻī ʻana o nā lālā.
- E pale i ke ea inā hoʻomaka ka drooling a i ʻole ka paʻakikī o ka ʻai ʻana: E kau i kahi keiki e kulu ana a i ʻole ʻāwīwī i ke ** kūlana hoʻihoʻi hope** ma ko lākou ʻaoʻao i hiki ke kahe ʻana o ke kohu ma waho o ka waha ma mua o ka hoʻoulu ʻana i ka laryngospasm a i ʻole aspiration, a me ka pā a puni.
- E holoi i ka wahi hoʻopaʻa ʻana a wehe i nā mea i hoʻopaʻa ʻia: E holoi mālie i ka ʻili me ke kopa a me ka wai anuanu, a wehe koke i nā apo, nā wati, a me nā kāmaʻa.
- E hoʻomoʻi i ka ʻauʻau hau: E kau i kahi lole ʻoluʻolu, pulu a i ʻole kahi ʻeke hau i ʻōwili ʻia i loko o kahi kāwele maloʻo ma luna o ka wahi hoʻopaʻa no 10 a 15 mau minuke i ka manawa. Mai hoʻokahe i kahi lālā i loko o ka wai hau, a pale aku i nā tourniquet, ʻokiʻoki, a i ʻole nā mea hoʻoheheʻe.
No ke aha e make ai nā opioids, barbiturates, a me nā mea hoʻomaha home i nā ʻawaʻawa.
ʻO ka lawelawe ʻana i ka nui o nā opioids, nā mea hoʻomaha lōʻihi, a i ʻole nā antihistamines depressant ma waho o kahi hoʻonohonoho mālama koʻikoʻi hiki ke hui pū me ka ʻawaʻawa ʻawaʻawa e hoʻokau koke i ** ka hopu ʻana i ka hanu waena a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka edema pulmonary**. Inā loa'a, ho'ohuli 'ia ka ma'i ma'i a'alolo cranial \(\text{F(ab')}_2\) scorpion antivenom, drooling, a me ka hahau 'ana i loko o 30 a 60 minuke me ka ho'omaha 'ole i ke ala ea.
Nahu centipede nunui (Scolopendra): ʻo ka pathophysiology a me ka hoʻōla wela¶
ʻO Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) he mau arthropod predatory elongated me hoʻokahi mau wāwae ma kēlā me kēia māhele kino. ʻOiai ʻo nā centipedes hale liʻiliʻi (Scutigera coleoptrata) a me nā centipedes pōhaku kīhāpai he mau āwae nāwaliwali e ʻaʻaʻole i ʻō i ka ʻili o ke kanaka, ʻo ka ʻūhā a me ka wao nahele ** ulu nui nā centipedes o ka genus Scolopendra** i ka lōʻihi o 15 a 30 kenimika (6 a 12 iniha) a hoʻopakele i kekahi o nā mea ʻeha loa i loko o ka holoholona. Aia nā ʻano mea kaulana i ka centipede wao nahele nunui (Scolopendra heros) o ʻAmelika Hema komohana a me Mekiko, ka Vietnamese a i ʻole ka Pākīpika giant centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) i loaʻa ma ʻĀsia, Hawaiʻi, a me Australia, a me ka Mediterranean banded centipede (Scolopendra cingulata).
Anatomical mechanical: forcipules a me "track marks"¶
Ma keʻano loea, ʻaʻole nahu ka centipede me ka waha ʻoiaʻiʻo a ʻaʻole hoʻi e kuʻi me ka huelo. Akā, ua hoʻololi hou ʻia nā mea hoʻohui o kona ʻāpana kumu kino mua i ʻelua o nā pine nui nui, ʻāwīwī, ʻāwīwī i kapa ʻia ʻo forcipules (a i ʻole toxicognaths) i hoʻonoho ʻia ma lalo o ke poʻo. Ke hoʻoweliweli a paʻa ʻia paha i loko o nā lole, e hoʻokuʻu ka centipede i nā forcipule ʻāwili ʻelua i loko e like me ka ʻelua o nā ʻīpi caliper, e waiho ana i kahi ʻano ** ʻeha maʻi paʻa ma waena o 3 a 10 millimeters (0.12 a 0.4 iniha) kaʻawale**, hele pinepine ʻia me kahi lālani ʻelua o nā wāwae hele wāwae e paʻa ai ka ʻili o ka holoholona.
Ma muli o ka kuhi hewa pinepine ʻana o ka poʻe e kū ana i kēia mau hōʻailona o ka nahesa ʻawaʻawa, he mea nui ka nānā ʻana i ke ākea a me ka ʻili a puni: ʻo ka nui o nā pū centipede e kahe liʻiliʻi ke koko, e hoʻololi koke i ka ʻulaʻula a i ʻole ka poni ʻulaʻula, a e ulu wikiwiki a paʻa ka pehu kūloko i loko o nā minuke.
ʻO ka hana biochemical o ka ʻawaʻawa centipede¶
ʻO Scolopendra venom he mea hoʻolalelaʻi paʻa biochemically a me ka cocktail predatory i hoʻolālā ʻia e hoʻopau i nā iniseti, nā moʻo, a me nā mea momona liʻiliʻi i loko o kekona:
- Biogenic amines a me nā mea hoʻoponopono ʻeha: ʻO ka manaʻo kiʻekiʻe o histamine, serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), a me acetylcholine e hoʻomaka koke i ka depolarization nociceptor a me ka permeability vascular kūloko.
- Ssm Spooky Toxin (SsTx): He peptide toxin ikaika loa i hōʻike ʻia i loko o Scolopendra subspinipes e ālai ana i ka KCNQ (\(\text{K}_\text{v}7\)) voltage-gated potassium channels, e hoʻoulu ana i ka arterial vasospasm, hypertension, coronary artery constriction, a me ka hanu.
- Cytolytic enzymes: Phospholipase \(\text{A}_2\), hyaluronidase, acid and alkaline phosphatases, a me metalloproteases e wawahi iho i na membrane cell a me extracellular matrix, e hooulu ana i ka eha, ka pohu, lymphangitis, a me ka necrosis o ka ili papapaa i kekahi manawa ma na wahi o ka poka.
ʻO ke kōkua mua ʻanuʻu no kahi nahu centipede nunui¶
- E hoʻokuʻu i ka centipede me ka palekana: E hoʻohana i ka lāʻau a i ʻole ka pūlima no ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i ka centipede i hoʻopili ʻia i hoʻokahi neʻe wikiwiki ma mua o ka hopu ʻana me nā manamana lima ʻole.
- E holoi maikaʻi i nā pū i hui ʻia: E hoʻoinu i ka ʻeha ma lalo o ka wai paipu maʻemaʻe no kekahi mau minuke a holoi mālie me ke kopa maʻemaʻe e wehe ai i ka maʻi bacteria (Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, a me Clostridium tetani).
- E hoʻohana i ka lāʻau wela wela:
- Ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka wai mahana (40 a 43 degere Celsius / 104 a 109 degere Fahrenheit): ʻO ka hoʻoinu ʻana i ka lima a me ka wāwae i nahu ʻia i loko o ka wai mehana hiki ke ʻae ʻia i hoʻāʻo ʻia ma 40 a 43 degere Celsius (104 a 109 degere Fahrenheit) no 20 a 30 mau minuke. E ho'āʻo mua i ka mahana o ka wai e pale i ka wela.
- Ke ʻano ʻē aʻe o ka hoʻopaʻa maʻalili: Inā hoʻonui ka wai mehana i ka ʻāʻī ʻana, a i ʻole ma hope o ka pau ʻana o ka wai mehana 20 mau minuke mua, e hoʻopili i kahi puke anuanu i uhi ʻia i ka lole no 10 a 15 mau minuke i ka manawa.
- E hoʻokiʻekiʻe iki i ka lālā a nānā i nā pilikia: E hoʻopaʻa i ka ʻaoʻao i hoʻopilikia ʻia ma luna a i ʻole ma luna iki o ka pae puʻuwai. E ʻimi i ka lāʻau lapaʻau ulia pōpilikia inā loaʻa ka ʻeha o ka umauma, paʻa ka ʻāʻī, mimi ʻeleʻele ʻeleʻele, ʻili necrosis, a i ʻole e laha ana i nā ʻulaʻula (lymphangitis), a hōʻoia i ke kūlana o ka pale ʻana i ka maʻi tetanus.
ʻO nā ʻanuʻu ahi, nā ʻenetu velvet, nā ʻanuʻu ʻawaʻawa, a me nā nalo ʻōhū¶
Ma waho aʻe o nā moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa a me nā centipedes, ʻehā pūʻulu o nā arthropods terrestrial e kipa pinepine ai i ka keʻena ulia pōpilikia no nā ʻeha dermal, ʻeha nui, a i ʻole ka puʻuwai maʻi maʻi.
1. Nā ʻanuʻu ahi i lawe ʻia mai (Solenopsis invicta a me Solenopsis richteri)¶
Ke hoʻopilikia ʻia kahi puʻu ʻanat ahi, ʻōpuʻu nā mea hana i nā wāwae o ka mea i pepehi ʻia ma mua o ke kani ʻana i ka manawa like. Hoʻopaʻa kēlā me kēia anene i ka ʻili me kāna mau ʻāʻī a pivots i kona ʻōpū i loko o ka pōʻai, e u ana i 5 a 8 mau manawa i ke ʻano rosette. ʻAʻole like me ka ʻawaʻawa meli, 95 pākēneka o ka mea ʻawaʻawa ahi ahi he mau ʻalkaloids piperidine hiki ʻole i ka wai (solenopsins) i hui pū ʻia me kahi hapa 5 pakeneka o nā protein allergenic. Ma loko o 6 a 24 mau hola, pepehi nā cytotoxic solenopsins i nā keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo kūloko, e hoʻololi ana i kēlā me kēia wīla ʻulaʻula i kahi ʻano sterile white cloudy pseudopustule.
- Ka protocol kōkua mua no nā ʻuu ʻana o ke ahi:
- E holoi maloʻo ma mua o ka holoi ʻana: ʻO ka pulupulu ʻana i nā ʻanuʻu ahi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia e hoʻopaʻa paʻa iā lākou a hoʻomau i ke kani ʻana. E paʻi koke iā lākou me ka lole maloʻo a i ʻole ka lima lima lima mua, a laila holoi me ke kopa a me ka wai a kau i nā mea hoʻomaloʻo maloʻo.
- ʻAʻole e paʻi a ʻokiʻoki paha i nā pustules keʻokeʻo: ʻAʻole paʻa nā pustules ahi i ka wā e mau ana ka ʻili o ka ʻili. ʻO ka ʻoki ʻana a i ʻole ka popping iā lākou e hoʻokomo i ka maʻi bacteria Staphylococcus a me Streptococcus i loko o ka ʻiʻo necrotic, e hoʻoulu ai i ka cellulitis bacterial koʻikoʻi a i ʻole sepsis. E uhi i nā pustules paʻa me kahi kāʻei maʻemaʻe a palahalaha ma luna o 7 a 10 mau lā.
2. ʻO nā ʻanuʻu Velvet (Famili Mutillidae)¶
ʻOiai ko lākou inoa, ʻo nā ʻōleʻa ʻeleʻele he mau ʻēheu wahine ʻēheu ʻole i uhi ʻia me ka lauoho ʻulaʻula, ʻalani, a ʻeleʻele paha. Hoʻolako ʻia me kahi exoskeleton paʻakikī ʻē aʻe a me kahi stinger lōʻihi, agile, nā ʻano like me ka Eastern velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis, i kapa ʻia ʻo "cow killer") e hāʻawi i kahi ʻūhā pahū i helu ʻia ma kahi kokoke i ka piko o ka Schmidt Sting Pain Index. ʻO ka mea pōmaikaʻi, ʻaʻohe o nā neurotoxins ʻōnaehana a i ʻole nā enzymes e luku ana i ke kino. E holoi i ka pūnaewele me ke kopa a me ka wai, e hoʻopili i kahi ʻeke maloʻo i uhi ʻia i ka lole i loko o 10-15 mau minuke, a e nānā i nā hopena maʻi maʻamau.
3. ʻEnuhe ʻino (Lepidopterism / Erucism)¶
Uhi ʻia nā enuhe ʻino i nā ʻāwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīwīw. ʻO ka palaki ʻana i ka enuhe e paʻi ai i nā haneli o nā spines microscopic i piha i ka ʻawaʻawa i loko o ka ʻili.
- ** ʻAno pilikia nui:**
- Puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis, a i ʻole "asp"): Ua like me ka hulu gula-ʻulaʻula a hinahina paha. Haʻalele kona mau spines i ** nā kiko ʻulaʻula hemorrhagic e like me ka ʻāpana** a hoʻoulu i ka ʻeha nui e ʻā ana i loko o ka ʻāʻī a i ʻole ka ʻāʻī lymph nodes, nā ʻiʻo ʻiʻo, a me ka paʻa o ka umauma.
- Enuhe Silkworm Pilikia o ʻAmelika Hema (Lonomia obliqua a me Lonomia achelous): ʻEnuhe kumu lāʻau kamaʻāina nona nā mea ʻawaʻawa prothrombin activators a me nā enzyme fibrinolytic. ʻO nā kumu pili ** lethal consumptive coagulopathy** i loko o nā hola a hiki i nā lā, e alakaʻi ana i ke kahe koko, hematuria, a me ka hemorrhage intracranial make e koi ana i ka hoʻokomo koke ʻana i ka halemai o anti-lonomic serum (SALon).
- Polokia kōkua mua: Hoʻokiʻekiʻe i ka enuhe me nā pū, a laila e hana koke i ka Adhesive Tape Stripping ma ke kaomi ʻana i ka cellophane paʻa a i ʻole ka lipine lipine ma luna o ka wahi hili a ʻili pinepine ʻia me nā ʻāpana hou e unuhi i nā spines i hoʻokomo ʻia. E holoi mālie me ke kopa a me ka wai, e hoʻopili i nā ʻeke maloʻo, a e ʻimi i ka lāʻau lapaʻau pilikia no ka ʻeha ʻeha nui a i ʻole kekahi hui ʻAmelika Hema Lonomia.
4. ʻO nā pīkoi pohihihi (Famili Meloidae a me Oedemeridae)¶
Hoʻopuka nā ʻūhā poha i ka cantharidin, he terpenoid vesicant, mai ko lākou mau ami wāwae (reflex bleeding) i ka wā e palaki ai a i ʻoki ʻia i ka ʻili. ʻAʻole ʻeha ka hoʻopili ʻana i ka wā mua, akā i loko o 2 a i 24 mau hola, hū aʻe nā ʻōpū nui i piha i ka wai (bullae) ma ka epidermis. Mai paʻi i ka namu ma ka ʻili ʻole; Holoi mālie, holoi koke me ke kopa a me ka wai i ʻole e hamo ʻia ka cantharidin i loko o nā maka, a e mālama mau i nā ʻōhū ma lalo o kahi lole maʻemaʻe.
ʻO nā moʻolelo ʻino a me nā hana ʻino e pale aku ai¶
Hoʻohana pinepine ka poʻe i manaʻo maikaʻi i nā lāʻau lapaʻau kuʻuna a i ʻole nahesa i loaʻa i ka arthropod stings e hōʻeha nui ana i ka luku ʻana i nā ʻiʻo a i ʻole nā mea ʻona kino:
| Hana ʻino | No ke aha la he ino | Hana Hoʻopololei ma muli o nā hōʻike |
|---|---|---|
| Ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ʻana o kahi lālā i hoʻopaʻa ʻia e ka moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa i loko o ka wai hau (Cryotherapy) | ʻO ka lōʻihi o ka hoʻokomo ʻia ʻana o ka wai hau e hoʻoulu ai i ka vasoconstriction hohonu i hoʻokomo ʻia i ke anu, ʻo ka hypoxia kino, ka hau hau, a me ka necrosis; ke wehe ʻia ka lālā mai ka ʻauʻau hau, lele koke ka vasodilation i ka lāʻau ʻawaʻawa | E hoʻopili i kahi lole ʻoluʻolu, pulu a i ʻole kahi ʻeke hau i ʻōwili ʻia i kahi kāwele maloʻo no 10 a 15 mau minuke ma, 10 a 15 mau minuke |
| Ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka tourniquet a i ʻole ke kaula hoʻopaʻa venous | Hoʻopili i ka cytolytic centipede a me ke ahi ant venoms ma ka ʻāina, e hoʻolalelale i ka ischemia compartment, a ʻaʻole e hoʻōki i ka haʻahaʻa-molecular-weight scorpion neurotoxins mai ka hiki ʻana i ka ʻōnaehana nerve. | Wehe koke i nā apo hoʻopaʻa, nā wati, a me nā kūpeʻe lima a mālama i ka lālā i kahi kūlana hoʻomaha kū ʻole |
| Popping a ʻomi paha i nā pustules ant ahi keʻokeʻo | Loaʻa nā pseudopustules ant ahi i nā leukocytes necrotic sterile; ʻO ka uhaʻi ʻana i ka hale epidermal paʻa e hoʻokomo i ka maʻi bacteria o ka ʻili (Staphylococcus a me Streptococcus) i loko o ka ʻiʻo make, e hōʻeha ai i ka cellulitis a i ʻole sepsis. | E waiho i na pustules ant ahi a pau loa; holoi mālie me ke kopa a me ka wai a uhi ʻia me kahi kāʻei paʻa i mea e pale ai i ka hakakā |
| **Ke ʻoki ʻana i ka pūnaewele sting a i ʻole ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea hoʻoheheʻe ** | Hoʻopuehu koke nā mea ʻawaʻawa Arthropod i loko o nā capillaries dermal a me nā lymphatics; ʻO ka ʻoki ʻana a i ʻole ke ʻoki ʻana e pohō i nā aʻalolo a me nā aʻalolo, hoʻokomo i ka maʻi tetanus a me ka maʻi maʻi bacteria, a wehe i ka make ʻole. | E holoi mālie me ke kopa a me ka wai kahe a waiho i ka ʻili o ka ʻili |
| Ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā lāʻau lapaʻau home, ka waiʻona, a i ʻole ka opioids i kahi keiki i ʻū ʻia e ka moʻo huelo ʻawa | Hoʻohaʻahaʻa i ka ʻōpū hanu waena a hui pū me nā neurotoxins scorpion e hoʻomaka i ka hopu ʻana o ka hanu a me ka edema pulmonary acute. | E noho mālie ke keiki, e hoʻohuli iā lākou ma kona ʻaoʻao e hoʻoheheʻe i ka wai, a lawe koke i kahi haukapila no ka lāʻau lapaʻau intravenous. |
| Ke kāpī ʻana i ka wai ma nā wāwae i uhi ʻia i nā ʻenekona ahi ola | ʻO ka pulu ʻana i nā ʻanuʻu ahi i hoʻopili ʻia e hoʻopaʻa ai lākou i ko lākou lima maʻi a hoʻopaʻa pinepine ʻia me ka hoʻokuʻu ʻole ʻana. | Pūhi a pāpaʻi mua i nā ʻanuʻu i maloʻo mua me ka lole a lima lima lima paha, a laila holoi i ka ʻili me ke kopa a me ka wai. |
Kāohi i nā wahi endemic¶
Ma nā ʻāina wao nahele, ka wela, a me nā ʻāina subtropical kahi e ulu ai nā moʻo huelo ʻawa, nā centipedes nunui, a me nā ʻanuʻu ahi, nā hana maʻalahi i kēlā me kēia lā e pale i ka hapa nui o nā mea ʻino i loko a me ka pō.
- Luliluli i nā kāmaʻa a pau, nā lole, a me nā kāwele ma mua o ka hoʻohana ʻana: E hoʻohuli mau i nā kāmaʻa a me nā kāmaʻa i luna a paʻi i nā kuʻekuʻe wāwae ma mua o ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i kou wāwae i loko, a lulu i nā kāwele ʻauʻau a i ʻole nā lole i waiho ʻia ma ka papahele a i ʻole ka moena hoʻomoana.
- Huki i nā moena a me nā moena mai nā paia aku a hoʻohana i nā pahele wāwae ipu aniani: Piʻi nā Scorpions i ka stucco, pōhaku lepo, a me ka pā maloʻo me ka maʻalahi, akā ʻaʻole hiki iā lākou ke piʻi i ke aniani maʻemaʻe. Ma nā ʻāpana moʻo huelo ʻōpala, e hoʻoneʻe i nā moena pēpē ma kahi o 15 kenimika (6 ʻīniha) ka mamao mai nā paia, e hoʻopaʻa pono ʻaʻole e kau nā pākeʻe ma ka papahele, a hoʻokomo i nā wāwae ʻehā i loko o nā ipu aniani ākea ākea.
- Nānā i nā wahi moe i ka pō me kahi kukui ʻeleʻele ultraviolet (UV): Loaʻa i nā moʻo huelo ʻawaʻawa nā beta-carboline a me 4-methyl-7-hydroxycoumarin pūhui i loko o ka papa hyaline o kā lākou exoskeleton cuticle e **fluoresce ʻulaʻula neon uliuli-'ōmaʻomaʻo ma lalo o 365 a 395 nanometer UV kukui ʻeleʻele hiki ke hiki ke ʻike ʻia.
- E hoʻohana i nā kāmaʻa wāwae paʻa a me nā mīkina lima ʻili ma waho: Mai hele wāwae ʻole ma waena o nā lau i ka ʻāina ant ahi a i ʻole velvet ant teritori, a e hoʻohana mau i nā mīkina lima ʻili mānoanoa ke hoʻoneʻe i ka wahie, ka hoʻohuli ʻana i nā pōhaku patio, a i ʻole ke ʻoki ʻana i nā lau mānoanoa kahi e peʻe ai nā anuhe a me nā centipedes.
Kōkua ke alakaʻi kōkua mua iā ʻoe e hoʻokele i nā minuke koʻikoʻi o ka envenomation, akā ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻololi i ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa pilikia lima. E noʻonoʻo e lawe i kahi kōkua mua i hōʻoia ʻia a me ka papa CPR ma o kāu hui Red Cross a i ʻole Red Crescent Society, St John Ambulance, a i ʻole kahi lāʻau lapaʻau o ka wao nahele i hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa i ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i ke ea, ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka epinephrine auto-injector, a me ka loiloi pilikia me kahi kumu.
Nīnau pinepine¶
Why does an Arizona bark scorpion sting hurt so badly when you cannot even see a bump or red mark on the skin?
Unlike honeybee or centipede venoms that contain tissue-dissolving enzymes and histamine compounds that cause local swelling, Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) venom consists of neurotoxic peptides that lock sodium channels open in sensory nerve endings. The nerves fire continuous electric-shock pain signals and tingling paresthesias without damaging local blood vessels. Clinicians use the Tap Test (gently tapping the suspected area, which triggers an immediate withdrawal jump) to locate the invisible sting site.
Is it true that smaller scorpions or scorpions with thin pincers are more dangerous than giant black scorpions?
As a general evolutionary rule across scorpion species, yes. Scorpions with massive, lobster-like pincers (such as the emperor scorpion or giant desert hairy scorpion) use mechanical force to crush prey and carry mild venoms similar to a bee sting. Scorpions with thin, tweezer-like pincers and a sturdy tail (family Buthidae, including bark scorpions, deathstalkers, and Brazilian yellow scorpions) rely on potent neurotoxic venom to paralyze prey and pose a severe systemic threat to humans, especially children.
Should I use hot water or an ice pack on a giant centipede bite?
Start with controlled warm water immersion. Because giant centipede (Scolopendra) venom contains heat-labile proteins and peptides that trigger local arterial vasospasm, immersing the bitten extremity in tolerable warm water tested at 40 to 43 degrees Celsius (104 to 109 degrees Fahrenheit) for 20 to 30 minutes helps relieve initial searing pain. If warm water worsens throbbing swelling, or after the initial warm soak is finished, apply a cool pack wrapped in a dry cloth for 10 to 15 minutes at a time.
Why do fire ant stings turn into white pimples the next day, and should I pop them to let the venom out?
Never pop or scratch open the white blisters that form after fire ant stings. About 95 percent of fire ant venom consists of water-insoluble piperidine alkaloids (solenopsins) that kill local white blood cells on contact, forming a sterile white pseudopustule within 6 to 24 hours. Popping the blister tears off the protective skin roof and allows Staphylococcus and Streptococcus bacteria to invade the dead tissue, frequently leading to bacterial cellulitis or scarring.
What should I do if my child brushes against a furry puss caterpillar (asp) and starts crying with severe arm or chest pain?
Do not touch the caterpillar with bare hands. Immediately perform adhesive tape stripping by pressing sticky cellophane or duct tape gently over the red grid-like rash and peeling it off repeatedly with fresh strips to remove embedded hollow venom spines. Wash gently with soap and water, apply a cloth-wrapped cool pack, and seek prompt medical care for radiating pain or muscle spasms.
Does scorpion antivenom exist, and who needs to receive it?
Yes, intravenous equine F(ab')2 antivenoms exist for major neurotoxic scorpions worldwide, including Centruroides Immune F(ab')2 in the United States and Alacramyn in Mexico, plus regional antivenoms in Brazil, North Africa, the Middle East, and India. Antivenom is given for Grade III or Grade IV systemic neurotoxicity, most commonly in young children presenting with roving eye movements, excessive drooling, airway obstruction, wild skeletal muscle thrashing, or cardiopulmonary distress, typically resolving symptoms within 30 to 60 minutes.
Nānā ʻia nā kumu¶
- Na Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, United States) & National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, United States): Venomous Insects and Scorpions: Clinical Guidance, Prevention, and First Aid Management.
- World Health Organization (WHO, International): Rabies and Envenoming: He mea i mālama ʻole ʻia i ka Public Health Issue and Global Management Guidelines for Scorpion Stings.
- Ahui ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa o Poison Control Center (AAPCC / America's Poison Centers, ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa): Nā Kūkākūkā Kūkākūkā e pili ana i nā hōʻike no ka mālama ʻana i waho o ka hale maʻi o Bark Scorpion (Centruroides) Stings.
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA, United States): Ke kuhikuhi ʻana i ka ʻike a me ka ʻikepili no ka hoʻāʻo ʻana i ke kino no Centruroides (Scorpion) Immune F(ab')2 (Equine) Intravenous Antivenom.
- Wilderness Medical Society (WMS, ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa): Nā Kūlana Hoʻomaʻamaʻa Kauka no ka Kāohi ʻana a me ka mālama ʻana i nā Envenoma e nā Arthropods Terrestrial, Centipedes, Fire Ants, a me Lepidoptera.
- Ministry of Health of Brazil (Ministerio da Saude, Brazil): Manual de Diagnostico e Tratamento de Acidentes por Animais Peconhentos: Escorpionismo (Tityus) a me Erucismo por Lonomia.
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC, International): International First Aid, Resuscitation, and Education Guidelines: Bites and Stings.