Sisenando, Herbert Ary Arzabe Antezama Costa NobregaMelo, Tayná Braga Leite de2021-09-222021-09-222021-08-27MELO, Tayná Braga Leite de. Acidentes com escorpião no Rio Grande do Norte: Levantamento tóxico-epidemiológico no período de 2010 A 2017. 2021. 27f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Farmácia) - Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2021.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/37961Introduction: Accidents with poisonous animals rank second as the cause of human intoxication in the country, second only to medicines. In Brazil, accidents with scorpions are the main cause of poisoning by venomous animals. Its medical and health importance is not only due to the incidence of accidents that have occurred, but also due to the action of the poison (potentiality and/or lethality). The action of the venom occurs in specific sites of sodium channels, triggering depolarization of excitable cell membranes and release of catecholamines and acetylcholine that will act in the body. Gravity depends on the amount of poison injected, toxicity, size and species, among others. Objective: To investigate the toxic epidemiology and scorpion accident reporting information flow in Brazil and in more detail in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Methodology: An epidemiological survey was conducted between 2010 and 2017, through annual reports from Diseases and Notifications Information System (SINAN) and National Toxic-Pharmacological Information System (SINITOX), regarding the geographic zone, age group, gender and evolution of cases, in levels of Brazil, Northeast and Rio Grande do Norte. Results: In the present study, the cases reported in urban areas are much larger than those in rural areas, which can be explained by the fact that scorpions easily find shelter and food in homes. The age group at greatest risk was between 20 and 49 years. The female sex is the most affected, which can be explained by the greater presence of women in housework. Most cases evolved to cure and very few cases of death. As it is a database analysis, this study is subject to errors during the entry of information and underreporting, hence the importance of correctly feeding the data platforms. Conclusion: This toxic-epidemiological survey serves as a warning for both the population and the public health service regarding the care that must be taken to avoid accidents with scorpions, as well as the severity of the poisoning. Eradicating these animals is not the best solution, but controlling the scorpion population, delimiting spaces in nature, since the animal is important within the biological cycle.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Toxicologia. Intoxicação. Escorpião. Tityus serrulatus.Intoxication. Toxinology. Scorpion. Tityus serrulatus.bachelorThesis