Marine envenomations; Part 1: Vertebrates.
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 physician an overview of varying marine envenomations, their clinical presentation, and recommended treatment. Part 1 of this article addresses general wound management and vertebrate envenomations. Part 2 will concentrate on invertebrate envenomations.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver General Hospital, Colorado 80204.
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D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D005397:Fish Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D005400:Fishes, Poisonous; D006801:Humans; D012909:Snake Bites
D004546:Elapid Venoms; D005397:Fish Venoms