Will a scorpion sting kill you? Why?
After being stung by a scorpion, there is localized burning pain, redness, numbness and bleeding; in severe cases, systemic symptoms of poisoning will occur. For general scorpion stings, you can immediately pull out the stinger, local cold compresses, and then the Ji De Sheng snake medicine tablets crushed, made into a paste with cold boiled water, applied to the wound around the wound, should be exposed to the wound. The following drugs can also be used for external application: ① alum, finely ground, with rice vinegar dressing; ② andrographis, alum, etc., finely ground, with tea dressing; ③ green leaves, amaranth, mint leaves can be pounded and applied externally. Serious scorpion stings should be sent to the hospital as soon as possible; children stung, should also be sent to the hospital in a timely manner. As for the question of whether the scorpion will die, it depends on the physical condition of the person stung by the scorpion, the size of the area stung by the scorpion and the specific part and the size of the degree of poisoning. Generally speaking, the scorpion will not die unless it is a very special circumstance (a person who is weak and sickly, syndromes, and in a situation where he or she is about to be unable to maintain life, etc.) before death can occur.