Ukuthukwa Yiscorpion

I-scorpion yebhaki ivame ukubonakala ehlathini eliseNtshonalanga ye-U.S. Ukukhonjwa yi-scorpion kubuza ubuhlungu kodwa akunakulimala okubulalayo. Abantu abadala abaphilile ngokuvamile abadingi ukwelashwa ngokuhlungwa yi-scorpion. Abantwana abancinyane nabantu abadala banengozi enkulu yokuthola izinkinga ezingathi sína. I-scorpions yizilwanyana ezinemilenze eminingi - ezihlobene nezinyosi, izilondolo nezinhlanzi. I-scorpions yebhaki - uhlobo olulodwa lwe-scorpion e-U.S. olunezinyoka ezinamandla ngokwanele ukubangela izimpawu ezingathi sína - ngokuvamile zilingana kusuka ku-1.6 kuya ku-3 inches (4 kuya ku-8 cm) ubude, kufaka phakathi umsila oqhekekile onenhlamvu engakwazi ukuletha ubuthi. Zitholakala ikakhulukazi ehlathini laseNtshonalanga. Emhlabeni wonke, kulawo makhulu ama-2,000 we-scorpions, cishe ayi-100 akhiqiza ubuthi obukhulu ngokwanele ukuba bube yingozi.

Izimpawu endaweni lapho umshweshwe ukhwethe khona zingafaka:

• Ubuhlungu, obungaba nzima kakhulu.
• Ukungezwa nokukhahlela.
• Ukukhula kancane.
• Ukushisa.

Izimpawu ezivela emathunjini ezithinta umzimba wonke — ngokuvamile kubantwana abakhwethwe — zifaka:

• Ubunzima bokuqeda umoya.
• Ukukhahlela kwemisipha noma ukubetha.
• Ukunyakaza okungajwayelekile kwekhanda, intamo, namehlo.
• Ukukhipha umalobola.
• Ukubila.
• Inkulumo ephazamisekile.
• Isicanucanu nokugabha.
• Izinga lenhliziyo elikhulu (tachycardia).
• Ukuba nokuthula noma ukuvusa, noma ukukhala kubantwana abangaduduzwa.

jengezinye izinambuzane ezikhwetha, njengezinyosi nezinambuzane, kungenzeka kubantu abake bakhwethwa yimishweshwe ngaphambili ukuba babe nezinkinga zokuzwa uma bekhwethwa kamuva. Ukusebenzisana nalezi zikhwetha kamuva ngezinye izikhathi kubaluleke kakhulu ukubangela isimo esiyingozi ebomini esibizwa ngokuthi i-anaphylaxis. Izimpawu kulezi zimo zifana nalezo ze-anaphylaxis ebangelwa yizikhwetha zezinyosi, kufaka phakathi ama-hives, ubunzima bokuqeda umoya, nesicanucanu nokugabha.

Xhumana ne-centre yokulawula ubuhlungu endaweni yakini ngokushesha uma ingane ihlungwa yisikhotha. Ukuthola i-centre yokulawula ubuhlungu e-U.S., shayela uPoison Help ku-800-222-1222. Futhi, funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlungwe futhi uqale ukuba nobunzima bokuqeda umoya noma ezinye izimpawu eziqhubeka ngaphezu kweviki. Uma ukhathazekile ngokuhlungwa yisikhotha, ungabiza ne-centre yokulawula ubuhlungu endaweni yakini ukuze uthole iseluleko.

Ukuba luma lusizi luvela esicotsheni esikuhlombe lwesilokwane. Uma silokwane lubama, isicotshi saso singakhulula ubuthi. Ubuthi buqukethe ingxube enqamile yezinto eziyingozi ezihlasela isimo sengqondo. Lezi zibizwa ngokuthi yizinto eziyingozi zezinzwa.

Ubungozi bakho bokuhlungwa yisikhotha buyakhuphuka uma:

• Uhlala noma uhamba lapho kukhona izikhotha. E-U.S., izikhotha zihlala ikakhulukazi e-desert Southwest, ikakhulukazi e-Arizona, e-New Mexico nasezingxenyeni zaseCalifornia. Emhlabeni wonke, zitholakala kakhulu eMexico, eNyakatho Afrika, eNingizimu Melika, eMpumalanga Ephakathi naseNdiya. Futhi ungaziletha ekhaya nawe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi izikhotha zingazifihla ezingutsheni, ezikhwameni nasezitsheni zokuthumela.
• Usebenza, uhamba noma uqeme lapho kukhona izikhotha. Izikhotha zeBark zihlala phansi kwama-rocks nama-logs. Zihlala futhi phansi kwe-tree bark, yilokho okwenza zithole lelo gama. Kunokwenzeka kakhulu ukuthi uzothintana nalesi sikhotha lapho usebenza ngaphandle, uhamba noma uqeme.

Abantu abadala kakhulu nabasencane kakhulu banesikhathi esiningi sokufa ngokungaphathwa kokuluma kwezingqangqa ezinobuhlungu. Imbangela ivame ukuba yiphutha lenhliziyo noma lemiphunga eyenzeka ngemva kwamahora ambalwa ngemva kokuluma. Kunemibiko embalwa kakhulu yokushona ngokuluma kwezingqangqa e-U.S. Ngokuphakathi, ukuluma kwezingqangqa kungabangela ukusabela okukhulu okubizwa ngokuthi i-anaphylaxis.

Izimpisi zivame ukugwema ukuxhumana. Uma uhlala endaweni lapho izimpisi zivame khona, cabanga ngalezi zinyathelo zokuvimbela izingqungquthela ezingalindelekile:

• Gcina utshani lunqunywe eduze, bese unquma izihlahla nemigqa yemithi ehlala phezu komkhumbi onikeza izimpisi indlela yokufika ophahleni lwakho.
• Vala iziquleko, faka i-weatherstripping ezindlini nasezifasiteleni, bese ulungisa izikrini ezisikiwe.
• Hlola bese uthungatha iziqhwaga zokulima, izingubo nezikhuni ezingakaze zisetshenziswe isikhathi eside.
• Thatha izinyathelo uma uhamba. Uma usesifundeni lapho izimpisi ezibulawayo zivame khona — ikakhulukazi uma uqeme noma uhlala ezindlini zasemakhaya — gqoka izicathulo. Futhi, thungatha izingubo zakho, imibhede, imishini namaphakheji njalo. Izimpisi zikhanya phansi kwe-black light, ngakho-ke ungase ufune ukusebenzisa enye ebusuku ukubuka okuzungezile. Uma uthola impisi, sebenzisa amathangi ukuyisusa kancane kubantu.

Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile udinga nje umlando wakho nezimpawu ukuze enze ukuxilongwa. Uma unezimpawu ezinkulu, ungase ube nezivivinyo zegazi noma izithombe ukuze uhlole imiphumela yethumbu emtimbeni wakho, inhliziyo, amaphaphu namanye amalungu.

Izicotsho eziningi zezingqangqala azidingi ukwelashwa ngokonyango. Kodwa uma izimpawu zinzima, kungase kudingeke uthole ukunakekelwa esibhedlela. Ungase unikezwe imithi nge-vein ukuze welaphe ubuhlungu.

Ukuqeda ubuhlungu bezingqangqala kungase kunikezwe izingane ukuvimbela izimpawu ezingase zenzeke. Abantu abadala abanezinkinga ezinkulu bangase banikezwe ne-anti-venom.