title: Funnel-web spider (Hadronyche infensa) envenomations in coastal south-east Queensland.
abstract: Five patients with confirmed funnel-web spider bites (Hadronyche infensa) presented to Nambour General Hospital, in south-east Queensland, between 1992 and 1998. Two patients required antivenom; low doses of antivenom were effective. Patients were bitten in spring and early summer. In areas such as this, where funnel-web spider bites are reported less frequently than in New South Wales, clinicians and the community should be aware of the risks and immediate management of these bites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Nambour General Hospital, QLD. harringt@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Raven
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Bowe
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hawdon
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Winkel
mesh_terms: D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011793:Queensland; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000628:therapy; D013111:Spider Venoms
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D013111:Spider Venoms