Open AccessEfficacy of anti-scorpion venom serum over prazosin in the management of severe scorpion envenomation
Author(s) -
VS Natu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.70938
Subject(s) - envenomation , prazosin , medicine , scorpion , antivenom , anesthesia , bolus (digestion) , venom , antagonist , ecology , receptor , biology
Scorpion venoms cause a massive release of neurotransmitters. Either anti-scorpion venom serum (AScVS) or prazosin has been used in the management of severe scorpion envenomation.