RT Book, Section
A1 Schneir, Aaron
A1 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166810800
T1 Bites and Stings
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166810800
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  phylum  Arthropoda  is  the  largest  division  of  the  animal  kingdom.  The  phylum  includes  insects  (bees,  wasps,  hornets,  flies,  mosquitoes,  bedbugs,  fire  ants,  caterpillars,  fleas),  arachnids  (spiders,  scorpions,  chiggers,  ticks),  and  crustaceans  (shrimp,  lobsters,  crabs).  Venomous  bites  and  stings  from  arthropods  are  a  significant  worldwide  problem.  In  the  United  States,  anaphylactic  reactions  to  Hymenoptera  stings  account  for  the  most  fatal  arthropod  envenomations,  although  exposures  to  all  arthropods  can  result  in  potential  emergencies.  This  chapter  discusses  the  most  common  and  serious  arthropod  bites,  stings,  and  envenomations.  Tick  bites  are  discussed  in  Chapter  161,  “Zoonotic  Infections.”