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The large number of scorpion stings worldwide is concerning and reaffirms the need for new prevention measures and policies to reduce the incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and mortality rates from these poisonous arachnids.

Highlights Refugees faced several challenges due to their condition. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Refugees encounter several difficulties: adapting to the language while trying to obtain reliable information; the unhealthy spaces in which they live, overcrowded, without access to water, basic sanitation, food are also factors that aggravate their condition. Lack of human resources due to quarantine and the lack of infrastructure of support agencies in countries that have received refugees also mitigates assistance.  All of these factors associated with fear and uncertainties about the future are consistent risk factors for an increase in cases of COVID-19 infection as well as psychiatric illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.Abstract Background: 68.5 million people around the world have been forced to leave their houses. Refugees have mainly to face their adaption in a host country, which involves bureaucracy, different culture, poverty, and racism. The already fragile situation of refugees becomes worrying and challenged in the face of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Therefore, we aimed to describe the factors that can worsen the mental health of refugees. Method:The studies were identified in well-known international journals found in three electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Embase. The data were cross-checked with information from the main international newspapers.Results: According to the literature, the difficulties faced by refugees with the COVID-19 pandemic are potentiated by the pandemic state. There are several risk factors common to coronavirus and psychiatric illnesses as overcrowding, disruption of sewage disposal, poor standards of hygiene, poor nutrition, negligible sanitation, lack of access to shelter, health care, public services, and safety. These associated with fear and uncertainty create a closed ground for psychological sickness and COVID-19 infection.Conclusions: There should be not only a social mobilization to contain the virus, but also a collective effort on behalf of the most vulnerable populations.

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BackgroundConsidered as a moment of psychological vulnerability, adolescence is remarkably a risky period for the development of psychopathologies, when the choice of the correct therapeutic approach is crucial for achieving remission. One of the researched therapies in this case is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The present study reviews the recent and classical aspects regarding ECT use in adolescents.MethodsSystematic review, performed in November 2012, conformed to the PRISMA statement.ResultsFrom the 212 retrieved articles, only 39 were included in the final sample. The reviewed studies bring indications of ECT use in adolescents, evaluate the efficiency of this therapy regarding remission, and explore the potential risks and complications of the procedure.ConclusionsECT use in adolescents is considered a highly efficient option for treating several psychiatric disorders, achieving high remission rates, and presenting few and relatively benign adverse effects. Risks can be mitigated by the correct use of the technique and are considered minimal when compared to the efficiency of ECT in treating psychopathologies.

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The mental health of those whose rights have been taken away: An essay on the mental health of indigenous peoples in the face of the 2019 Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak

Reconhecer sinais iminentes de morte em vítimas de trauma, acidente vascular encefálico e acidentes domésticos constitui parte do Suporte Básico de Vida (SBV), ação fundamental à prática médica. Objetivou-se investigar o conhecimento em manobras no SBV e urgências domiciliares entre estudantes recém-ingressos de Medicina. Estudo quantitativo, analítico e quase-experimental, realizado com estudantes do primeiro semestre 2012.2 do curso de Medicina de universidade pública do Ceará - Campus Cariri em Barbalha (CE), Brasil. Os dados foram coletados em fases. Na primeira etapa, aplicou-se um questionário com 40 perguntas de múltipla escolha sobre manobras de atendimento pré-hospitalar em SBV como pré-teste de forma presencial. A segunda etapa consistiu num minicurso de 20 horas com profissional treinado. Na terceira fase, utilizou-se pós-teste para comparar as questões acertadas antes e depois do curso. Quanto aos conhecimentos adquiridos, houve acréscimo nos temas traumatismo raquimedular, liberação de vias aéreas e cuidados domiciliares. Há necessidade de realizar cursos com maior carga horária para fundamentar uma prática médica centrada nos temas de menor rendimento dos estudantes.