Wilderness & environmental medicine
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Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2002
Letter Case ReportsBlack widow spider envenomation in a 36-year-old man.
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Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2002
An analysis of marine animal injuries presenting to emergency departments in Victoria, Australia.
To describe the epidemiology of marine animal injury in Victoria, Australia, in order to identify risk factors and recommend prevention strategies. ⋯ Marine animal injury is seasonal but rarely serious. Vigilance is required when handling fish, and protective gloves, footwear, and clothing are recommended where appropriate. Clinicians should consider retained foreign bodies in penetrating injuries. Warnings are recommended when jellyfish are most prevalent.