LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The weather is getting to warm enough for scorpions to come out.
Some Las Vegas Valley emergency rooms are starting to see more patients with scorpion stings.
Health officials at St. Rose Dominican Hospital say as the weather gets warmer, more scorpions start to emerge. A scorpion sting can cause pain, redness, numbness and tingling at the sting site.
Doctors say symptoms can become more dangerous in toddlers and older adults because of their smaller body size or compromised health.
“It takes about 60 minutes to get the full signs and symptoms,” said Dr. Lyndsey Van Der Laan. “So if you get stung and you are at home, and you could hang out for about an hour and know that if things aren’t worsening, you could probably stay home. If you are starting to notice symptoms start progressing you want to come to the ER.”
Antivenom is the primary treatment for children stung by venomous scorpions. There are at least 17 species in Nevada, with the Arizona Bark Scorpion being the most dangerous to humans.
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