Stonefish envenomation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 972.e1-972.e2

  Prentice, Owen ^a   Fernandez, William G ^a,b   Luyber, Todd J ^b   McMonicle, Tracy L ^b   Simmons, Marc D ^b,c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US Naval Hospital Guam   (Guam)

^c Lawrence General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORAL REEF; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVENOMATION; FISH; FOOT PAIN; GUAM; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONEFISH;

EID: 52949127633     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.055     Document Type: Article

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