RT Book, Section
A1 Devlin, John J.
A1 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
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ID 1166810954
T1 Marine Trauma and Envenomation
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166810954
RD 2024/10/07
AB Human  contact  with  the  marine  environment  is  becoming  more  frequent  as  recreational  and  commercial  use  of  the  world’s  oceans  increases.  In  addition  to  the  hazards  of  drowning  and  cold  exposure,  the  marine  environment  provides  the  habitat  for  dangerous  marine  fauna.  Many  marine  animals  have  evolved  sharp  teeth  and  spines  or  venom  glands  for  defense  and  predation.  Encounters  with  marine  life  may  result  in  traumatic  injury  or  envenomation,  requiring  emergency  medical  management.  Providing  care  for  these  conditions  may  be  further  complicated  by  the  marine  environment’s  geographic  isolation  from  locations  with  definitive  health  care.