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Marine animal stings or bites |
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| Definition: | This injury is described as a poisonous bite or sting from any form of marine life.
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| Alternative Names: | Stings - marine animals; Bites - marine animals
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| Considerations: | - The majority of these types of stings occur in salt water.
- Some types of marine stings or bites can be deadly.
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| Causes: | Causes include bites or stings from various types of marine life including: jellyfish, Portuguese Man-of-War, stingray, stonefish, scorpion fish, catfish, sea urchins, sea anemone, hydroid, coral, cone shell, moray eels, sharks, barracudas, and electric eels.
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Review Date: 11/18/2001
Reviewed By: Boaz Rosenblat, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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