A new hazard for windsurfers: Needlefish impalement

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 255-259

  Link, Karen W ^a   Counselman, Francis L ^a   Steele, Joanne ^a   Caughey, Michael ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Emergency Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Belonidae; Marine injury; Needlefish; Windsurfing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; DOXYCYCLINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OFLOXACIN; TETANUS TOXOID; TIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; FISH; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG INJURY; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; EMERGENCIES; FISHES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0033105240     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00164-4     Document Type: Article

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