Posted: 9/5/2012 11:35:23 AM EDT
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Article sucks. I'm going to assume she had a bad reaction to the venom? That would be the only reason to go to the ER for something small like a scorp sting. Gotta be. I got stung once, just put some sting relief bug ointment on it and went about my day, and I was a young kid at the time. |
| The doctor explained that the cost in the article was the maximum out-of-network cost. And it's expensive for good reason. It's designed to treat stings from scorpions that only live in the Sonoran desert and maybe Egypt (I forget what they said at grand rounds last year about this). It also has a very short shelf life and has had an exceedingly long clinical trial. |
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To say you have been stung by a scorpion and assume "scorpions" are not a major life threat is a dangerous move. I cannot read the article on the connection I have here, but if the scorpion was giant desert then a reaction is likely to blame, if the scorpion was a bark scorpion then it might be a different story. Typically, if a scorpion has large pedipalps (claws,as an adult) the venom may be mild, it is safe to assume that small pedipalp scorpions can be dangerous to a persons well being, obviously there are always exceptions and this is a rule of thumb to stay on the safe side....
The devil scorpion is not native to Az but can be found around parts of the state, it is not considered a life threat, giant desert hairy scorpion is native and is not considered a threat, a bark scorpion is native and is considered a threat. We are fortunate that we have few truely dangerous scorpion in the US, Mexico on the other hand has quite a few more. There are some around my corrent location that can be a problem, further north of the Congo the deathstalker scorpions can be found, bad juju on a sting from one of those.... |
Her fault, she should have sprayed Cypher WP  My buddy got stung 4 times, he left a pair of jeans on the ground over night and he pulled them on in the morning with a scorpion in the pant leg. He called poison control and they asked a bunch of questions and they advised him to stay home from work, so he chilled out and felt like shit all day but was better later in the evening. |
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I thought this part was interesting regarding that woman and her big medical bill. The Arizona Republic reported last year about the pricey markup Arizona hospitals were charging for the antivenom made in Mexico. Pharmacies in Mexico charge about $100 per dose.
Quote is from here: http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/20120831scorpion-sting-leaves-woman-big-bill.html |
| My 3 yr old grandson was bit earlier thiis spring with severe reaction. They took him to Desert Sam via ambulance for treatment. My daughter said they had the option of using the new anti-venom , but they told her the hospital's cost was $10k per dose and he needed 3 doses. They wern't sure what the final cost to patient would be. .Alternative treatment wass massive doses of anti-inflamatory/pain meds and anti alergy meds for just the normal ER charges. They chose the old standby method and they monitored him in the ER for 4-6 hours and finally let him go home. He was fine after about 2 days. |
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For quite a while we were giving Anascorp in the ER for free when we were trialing it. Now that it is on the market, the hit is huge. $2,000 per vial, 6 vials per dose, 3 doses per treatment Crofab, which we give for rattlesnake envenomation, is also hella expensive, but more like only $20,000 IIRC Most people can take a scorpion sting with no ill effects besides pain. However, some people react badly to it and need Anascorp. As with all things, YMMV |
Looks like I'll be useing the black light a lot more .I was forced to let my health insurance go in April and something like this could be devestateing .It went up from $480.00 to $615.00 ,and the deductable went up from $1500.00 to $2500.00 . They really stick it to ya when you hit 62 . 
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