Medical Treatment and administration of Antivenom Supportive care, including supplemental oxygen and occasionally mechanical ventilation may be required. Less severe cases may only require removal of the tick and observation, as symptoms will not necessarily abate after its removal. For severe cases, tick antivenom may be given intravenously. On a world scale, Australian scorpions are relatively innocuous, with very few deaths reliably documented as related to scorpion stings. Local pain and swelling are the major clinical problems following Australian scorpion stings.
First aid consists of the application of iced water and analgesia if required.
Back to First Aid and Medical Treatment for Australian venomous arthropod bites and stings Back to Australian Venomous Arthropods Back to Scorpions First Aid for Centipedes and Millipedes Centipedes bites may be painful, especially those inflicted by the larger northern species. The venom is usually associated with only local effects, but systemic illness, and even death, have been reported, although no fatalities have been recorded in Australia. No specific first aid treatment is recommended beyond the application of iced water or ice packs for local symptom relief. Millipedes may exude alkaloid-containing haemolymph from their joints when threatened. This may be irritant to the skin and cause skin lesions, often in characteristic circular shapes.