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Stingray

Aka: Stingray
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  1. See Also
    1. Marine Envenomation
    2. Neurotoxin
    3. Marine Injury
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Venom gland at spine (base of tail)
    2. Spine and/or venom gland may embed in wound site
  3. Symptoms
    1. Intense pain onset at time of sting
    2. Nausea or Vomiting
    3. Diarrhea
    4. Muscle cramps
    5. Salivation
    6. Dyspnea
    7. Headaches
    8. Arrhythmias
  4. Radiology
    1. Consider for determining forign body
  5. Management
    1. Rinse wound site with water
    2. Remove embedded foreign bodies
      1. Do not remove spines embedded near vital organs
    3. Control bleeding
    4. Apply heat to area
      1. Heat inactivates toxin
      2. Submerse affected hand or foot in 108 to 113 mmHg for up to 2 hours
    5. Observe for signs of wound infection
    6. Antibiotics not indicated unless infection
    7. Update Tetanus vaccine
  6. Prevention
    1. Shuffle feet while walking through shallow waters
  7. References
    1. Habif (1996) Dermatology, p. 491
    2. Perkins (2004) Am Fam Physician 69(4): 885-90

Family dasyatidae - stingray (C0327722)

Concepts Fish (T013)
SnomedCT 107320007
English FAMILY DASYATIDAE - STINGRAYS, stingray, C14 FAMILY DASYATIDAE - STINGRAYS, stingrays, Dasyatidae, Trygonidae, Stingray, Family dasyatidae - stingray (organism), Family dasyatidae - stingray
Spanish familia dasyatidae - raya con púa (organismo), familia dasyatidae - raya con púa, raya vaca
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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