Severe Irukandji-like jellyfish stings in Thai waters

Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-177

  Fenner, Peter J ^a,c   Lippmann, John ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Divers Alert Network Asia Pacific

^c Travel Medicine Mackay   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case reports; Envenomation; Jellyfish; Narine animals

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CEFALEXIN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FEXOFENADINE; GLUCOSE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PETHIDINE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BITE; DIVER; ENVENOMATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; IRUKANDJI LIKE SYNDROME; JELLYFISH; LOW BACK PAIN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THAILAND; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 70350070708     PISSN: 18333516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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