A child presents with a history of scorpion sting. He is having increased sweating. What is the next best step –
The lytic cocktail contains promethazine + pethidine + chlorpromazine.
Lytic cocktail therapy alone or in combination with steroids is useful in the treatment of peripheral circulatory failure in scorpion sting.
Lytic cocktail
Atropine
Antevenom
Local xylocaine infiltration