Scorpion stings with venomous stings left unplugged may result in localized infections, tissue ulceration, and in severe cases, systemic symptoms such as irritability.
Scorpion toxins mainly include neurotoxins, hemolytic toxins and anticoagulants. After stinging, the main manifestation is localized severe pain, the wound appears obvious redness, swelling, ecchymosis, may also appear blisters, ulceration, and even skin necrosis. In severe cases, symptoms of poisoning may appear, manifested as dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, blood pressure drop and other manifestations.
If you are stung by a scorpion and do not pull out the stinger, the toxin can continue to enter the body, resulting in aggravation of the poisoning; in addition, the scorpion stinger can also act as a foreign body in the skin, which is easy to cause infection.
Therefore, the scorpion stinger should be removed in time after the injury, and immediately go to the hospital and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.