[Epidemiological and clinical aspects of scorpion envenomation in the region of Santarém, Pará, Brazil].

This is a descriptive and prospective study on epidemiological and clinical aspects of 72 scorpion accidents admitted to Santarém Municipal Hospital, state of Pará, Brazil, from February 2000 to February 2001. Only 8.3% brought the animal with them, identified as T.