A new hazard for windsurfers: needlefish impalement.
Marine-related injuries and envenomations are common to the coastal physician. Needlefish injuries, which occur almost exclusively in the Indo-Pacific region, have not previously been reported along the Atlantic seaboard. This case report describes a penetrating injury to the lower extremity from a needlefish. Treatment is guided by general resuscitative procedures as well as antibiotic therapy directed against infections unique to the marine environment.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Emergency Physicians of Tidewater, Norfolk 23507, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004630:Emergencies; D005399:Fishes; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy