Abstract: The importance of accidents involving contact with scorpions can be expressed by their high incidence and potential to cause severe poisoning cases. These accidents are recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an emerging public health problem that is sometimes overlooked. The aim of the study was to analyze cases of scorpion-related accidents treated at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases (HDT), located in the city of Araguaína, in the northern state of Tocantins, from April to November 2019. This was an observational, descriptive study with a quantitative and qualitative approach. During the period evaluated, 534 accidents with venomous animals were reported, and 138 (25.8%) were caused by scorpions, of which 113 patients were included in this study. There was no difference in the occurrence of accidents between sexes. The highest proportion of accidents occurred.....
Keywords: Public health, Scorpionism, Epidemiology
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