Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals: A Medical and Biological HandbookJohn A. Williamson, Peter J. Fenner, Jacqueline F. Rifkin UNSW Press, 1996 - 504 pagina's This comprehensive, colour-illustrated volume covers the identification and biology of stinging and poisonous sea creatures, their effects on humans, the first aid and medical management of victims, and the prevention of envenomation in recreation and work. |
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Foreword | 11 |
Dedication | 20 |
Preface | 27 |
Standard Abbreviations and Units | 33 |
GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 39 |
Historical Background to Marine | 45 |
CHAPTER 5 | 52 |
CHAPTER 2 | 58 |
78 | 155 |
CHAPTER 16 | 222 |
Venomous Fish | 354 |
in general | 384 |
CHAPTER 17 | 401 |
Management | 429 |
CHAPTER 19 | 444 |
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antivenom Australia BARNES beach bell blue-ringed octopus box jellyfish BURNETT Carybdea carybdeid cause cells Chapter chirodropid Chironex fleckeri Chironex fleckeri sting Chiropsalmus quadrigatus Chrysaora Chrysaora quinquecirrha ciguatera ciguatoxin CLELAND & SOUTHCOTT clinical cnidae cnidarian cone shell coral crown-of-thorns Cubozoa cubozoan Cyanea deaths divers dorsal editors effects ENDEAN envenomation fatal FENNER Figure fish genus gonads Gonionemus HALSTEAD HARTWICK human infection injuries Irukandji syndrome Jan Hynes Japan jellyfish stings lesions marine envenomation Marine Stinger mastigophore medusa microbasic muscle nematocyst discharge nematocysts north Queensland occur oedema Okinawa Pacific pain patient Pelagia Pelagia noctiluca Photograph courtesy Plate poisoning Queensland Redrawn by Jan Reef reported resuscitation sea anemone sea snake sea star sea urchin skin South SOUTHCOTT 1965 species specimens spines sponges sting stingray stonefish stung Surf Life Saving SUTHERLAND 1983 symptoms tentacles tion tissue toxic toxins tropical tubule unpublished observations venom glands victim weeverfish WILLIAMSON wound
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