RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 TReatment for scorpion stings
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2011
FD September 28
VO 306
IS 12
SP 1315
OP 1315
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1377
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1377
AB 
More than 10 000 scorpion stings were recorded in Arizona alone in 2010, according to Will Humble, MPH, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (http://tinyurl.com/3se24ea). Venomous scorpions also live in New Mexico and in some parts of California. While such stings do not usually cause serious health problems for healthy adults, they can cause life-threatening illness among infants, children, and older adults. Signs and symptoms can include shortness of breath, pulmonary edema, drooling, blurred vision, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, or abnormal eye or muscle movements.