Sunday afternoon our little Adam was playing and while doing so he placed his had on top of a scorpion. He ran to Adam and I crying and saying that his hand was hot and he didn't know why. Dadam knew right away that he had been stung by a scorpion. He went to make sure the scorpion was dead and I ran to the Internet to see how to deal with the situation at hand. I learned that he had been stung by a Bark Scorpion, which has the most venom of any other species here in Arizona. Knowing that we didn't want to take any chances. We followed the recommended remedies very closely. Adam was able to use ice water and keep his hand above his heart for about a half hour. He had pain and numbness in his hand which were normal, but it never spread to any other part of his body. Dadam and I continued to watch him for the remainder of the evening. We think that because he placed his hand over the scorpion instead of the scorpion attacking him he was a very lucky little man and a visit to the hospital for the anti-venom wasn't necessary.
As bed time was approaching he came to me and asked if being stung by stung by a scorpion made him smarter. I asked him if he felt smarter and he replied with a simple "yes"! I then told him that yes being stung by a scorpion makes you smarter!!! I was so glad that he felt empowered by having this experience.
Adam's teacher allowed him to bring the scorpion into school on Tuesday so Monday night Dadam placed the scorpion into a clear epoxy mixture and allowed it to dry so that the kids could touch it without incident. I am grateful that this experience ended positively...and that my Adam is smarter through having this experience!!
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Where do you get the epoxy? Or how do you make it? We have a scorpion in our freezer that Braden will not let us bury or get rid of in any manner! I'd really like to get him out of my freezer. :o) It's gross.
Envirotex Lite Pour-On Finish
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=envirotex+pour+on&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=7ilsTKjCNoWWsgOLrYSICA&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQrQQwAg
wow.... you just don't have a dull moment as a parent do ya.
The poxy was a great idea! I wanted to see a picture of the sore on his hand since everyone says it doesn't really leave a mark. I am so glad that he was ok and that it turned into a semi good experience for him, it cold have been a lot worse. Aren't we lucky that the type of scorpions we have roaming around here are the most poisenous? Is that a picture of one at your house?
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