Marine envenomations. Part 2: Invertebrates.
As more people travel to the oceans for sport diving and other marine-related activities, the incidence of marine envenomations has risen. This article is designed to give the emergency medicine physician an overview of varying marine envenomations, their clinical presentation, and recommended treatment. Part 1 of this article dealt with general wound management and vertebrate envenomations. Part 2 addresses invertebrate envenomations.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver General Hospital, CO 80204.
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D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003063:Cnidaria; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms; D004447:Echinodermata; D008386:Marine Biology; D049831:Octopodiformes; D037401:Scyphozoa
D003064:Cnidarian Venoms