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Sting
* Most stings come from wasps and hornets
  - occur when the colony is disturbed
* are always painful and are dangerous when they cause severe allergic responses
  - slender metal rods used to project the sensors into place
* can also cause an allergic reaction
  - be deadly to infants, the elderly, and persons allergic to bee venom
* can occur anywhere on the body and can be painful and frightening for a child
* causes allergic reaction
  - irritation
  - medical problems
* causes minor irritation
  - numbnesses
  - pain and sensitivity similar to that of a bee
* causes serious medical problems
* causes severe allergic reaction
* involving the eyes result in local inflammation, redness, swelling and tearing.
* is films
  - wrestlers
* occur when swimmers or beachcombers come in contact with nematocysts.
* often lead to secondary infections and severe scarring.
* produces pain
  - severe pain
* sometimes lead to secondary infection.
* triggers deadly reaction
* usually occur when a fire-ant mound is unwittingly stepped on
  - an insect like a wasp, hornet or bee gets trapped
  - paralyze or kill only small creatures but some jellyfish are harmful to humans
* vary greatly in their poisonous effects.

### condition | injury | sting:

Insect sting
* Most insect stings cause only minor discomfort
  - occur during late summer and fall when stinging insects are most abundant
  - require no additional medical care
* Remove the stinger with tweezers, then swab with disinfectant.
* are more difficult to avoid
  - painful and potentially dangerous to some individuals
* can be serious, so it is important to recognize early warning signs
  - even result in a severe allergic reaction
  - hurt and cause itching, redness and swelling

Jellyfish sting
* Most jellyfish stings occur in saltwater.
* are most serious when they are numerous, or involve the very young or very old.
* can vary greatly in severity.
* cause burning and leave a trail of bumps and welts.

Scorpion sting
* are also relatively common in the southwestern United States
  - notoriously painful and in Mexico can actually be fatal
  - painful, and they can be fatal, particularly to children
* can cause immediate local pain with minimal swelling.
* causes numbnesses.
* present the greatest danger to the elderly and infirm, and to the very young.

Severe sting
* can occur even when the animal is beached or dead
  - result in nausea, vomiting, delirium, sweating, pale skin and shock
* result in blackening and necrosis of the affected skin.

Thermal injury
* induces severe inflammatory reactions.
* is caused by animal dehydration.
* produces an area of coagulation necrosis.

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Traumatic injury
* Most traumatic injuries involve machinery, with tractors being involved in most fatal accidents.
* Traumatic injuries are almost inherent when playing sports
  - major sources of bone fractures
* Traumatic injuries are the most serious and most preventable of all major health problems
  - number one cause of death among teenage boys in America
  - occur when a child's head is struck or hits an object
* accounts for more lost years of life than heart disease and cancer combined.
* can increase the risk of disease.

Unintentional injury
* Unintentional injuries affect children of all ages
  - are a leading cause of premature death and and disability
* Unintentional injuries are the fifth leading cause of death in America for all age groups
* Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of childhood death
  - of childhood mortality beyond one year of age
  - of death from ages one to twenty-four
  - of death in childhood
  - rank third in importance behind cancer and heart disease

Wale
* are boards
  - countries
  - mammals
* are part of united kingdoms
  - vessels
  - principalities
* is an injury

Welt
* can be small, less than a quarter inch across, or rather large, up to a few inches across.
* is an injury