Number of accidents caused by venomous animals between 2010 and 2014 in Brazil

Selthon Macello Capiberibe Soeiro,Carla Viana Dendasck,Keulle Oliveira Da Souza,Lucas Facco,Claudio Alberto Gellis De Mattos Dias,Amanda Alves Fecury,Maria Helena Mendonça De Araújo,Euzébio De Oliveira

doi:10.32749/nucleodoconhecimento.com.br/health/number-of-accidents

Selthon Macello Capiberibe Soeiro, Carla Viana Dendasck + Show 6 more

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Venomous animals are those that have a mechanism for injecting poison. Different poisons or venoms can cause pain, rupture of blood vessels, burn, blisters, edemas, necrotic injury, hemorrhage, blood vomit, presence of blood in the urine, bleeding in the nose, intense sweating, low blood pressure, hypothermia and neurological problems. The aim of this article is to show the number of accidents caused by venomous animals between 2010 and 2014 in Brazil. Considered as neglected causes of diseases, accidents caused by venomous animals require greater public health attention. Spiders, scorpions and snakes are the main causators of these accidents. Among children, boys are the most affected, and lack of supervision in daily activities is one of the main causes of this problem. The production of serum for the treatment of odidise accidents in Brazil is accentuated, and the amount produced is able to cover the total number of cases in the country. However, there is a problem regarding the distribution of this serum, since areas of indigenous population and regions of remote localities do not have adequate availability, enabling negative consequences for the individuals in question, increasing the possibility of deaths from this type of accident.

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Venomous animals are those that have a mechanism for injecting poison, which can be stingers, stingers or teeth (Pine and Sparrow, 2015)
You should not put your hands in holes, you should avoid the proliferation of rats, since these are snake food and, in addition, it is necessary to avoid the accumulation of bush, wood, bricks and other materials that can become a shelter for animals that serve as food for snakes (BRASIL, 2001)
Figure 1 shows the number of accidents caused by venomous animals between 2010 and 2014, indicating an increase each year

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Venomous animals are those that have a mechanism for injecting poison, which can be stingers, stingers or teeth (Pine and Sparrow, 2015). Snakes, wasps, marimbondos, spiders, scorpions and caterpillars can be considered as venomous animals (BREDT and LITCHTENEKER, 2014; NEIVA, et al, 2019). Different poisons or venoms can cause pain, rupture of blood vessels, burn, blisters, edemas, necrotic injury, hemorrhage, blood vomit, presence of blood in the urine, bleeding in the nose, severe sweating, low blood pressure, hypothermia and neurological problems (LIMA et al, 2017; NEIVA, et al, 2019). Gloves and boots should be used when cleaning bushes, debris, dry leaves, garbage and others, as such animals prefer hot and humid places. You should not put your hands in holes, you should avoid the proliferation of rats, since these are snake food and, in addition, it is necessary to avoid the accumulation of bush, wood, bricks and other materials that can become a shelter for animals that serve as food for snakes (BRASIL, 2001)

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