Jellyfish envenomation: a summer epidemic

P. Benmeir; L. Rosenberg; A. Sagi; D. Vardi; A. Eldad

doi:10.1016/0305-4179(90)90080-G

Jellyfish envenomation: a summer epidemic

P. Benmeir, L. Rosenberg, A. Sagi, D. Vardi, A. Eldad

Medical School for International Health

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During the summer of 1987 the shores of Israel were infested by waves of jellyfish. Thirty patients, mainly children, suffering various degrees of painful injuries to different parts of their bodies were treated in our emergency ward. A typical case is reported and the appropriate treatment recommended.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-472
Number of pages	2
Journal	Burns
Volume	16
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-4179(90)90080-G
State	Published - 1 Dec 1990

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Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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