RT Book, Section
A1 Erickson, Timothy B.
A1 Marquez, Armando
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105687456
T1 Marine Envenomations
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-182926-7
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105687456
RD 2024/04/19
AB For  most  marine  stings,  local  wound  care,  irrigation,  tetanus  immunization,  wound  exploration  for  foreign  bodies,  and  selected  antibiotic  coverage  are  standard  therapies.Hot  water  soaks  are  recommended  for  stingray,  scorpion  fish,  echinoderm,  and  catfish  stings.Dermatologic  irrigation  with  vinegar,  rubbing  alcohol,  household  ammonia,  baking  soda,  or  papain  will  neutralize  many  coelenterate  envenomations,  including  jellyfish.Antivenoms  are  available  for  stonefish,  box  jellyfish,  and  sea  snake  envenomations.