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Girl’s Scorpion Sting in Gilbert Leads to Emergency Treatment
A nine‑year‑old girl, Nova Cappellino, was stung on the finger by a scorpion while cleaning a backpack in Gilbert, United States. Within minutes the pain spread up her arm, her mouth began to burn, she drooled excessively and could not swallow water.
Her mother, Moira Cappellino, who knows that Nova has a history of asthma, first gave her a child‑safe antihistamine. When symptoms worsened she took Nova to an urgent‑care clinic. The family had moved to the new home a month earlier and had already encountered several scorpions there. Medical staff evaluated the girl after the mother recognized the classic signs of a scorpion sting.
The incident was reported in collaboration with Newsweek.
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Gilbert · Moira Cappellino · Newsweek · Nova Cappellino · United States
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Nova Cappellino has a history of asthma. www.merkur.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] A nine‑year‑old girl named Nova Cappellino was stung by a scorpion in Gilbert, USA. www.merkur.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The mother first gave her daughter an antihistamine before symptoms escalated. www.merkur.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The sting caused pain to spread from the finger to the elbow, a burning sensation in the mouth, excessive salivation, and inability to swallow water. www.merkur.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The family had moved into a new home a month before the incident and had previously found multiple scorpions there. www.merkur.de · www.op-online.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The mother took her daughter to an urgent‑care clinic after recognizing scorpion‑sting symptoms. www.merkur.de · www.op-online.de