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Title Venomous and poisonous marine animals : a medical and biological handbook / medical editors, John A. Williamson, Peter J. Fenner, Joseph W. Burnett ; biology editor, Jacqueline F. Rifkin
Published Sydney, Australia : University of New South Wales Press ; Fortitude Valley, Qld. : Surf Life Saving Queensland, [1996]

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Description 504 pages, <80> pages of colour plates : illustrations, ; 27 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Historical Background to Marine Envenomation -- Ch. 2. Animal Taxonomy -- Ch. 3. The Injuries, Their Incidence and the Toxins that Produce Them -- Ch. 4. Marine Wound Infections -- Ch. 5. Principles of Patient Care in Marine Envenomations and Poisonings -- Ch. 6. Jellyfish Mechanisms -- Ch. 7. Cnidarian Envenomation -- Ch. 8. Anthozoans, Hydrozoans and Scyphozoans -- Ch. 9. Cubozoans ('box jellyfish') -- Ch. 10. International Information on Jellyfish Stings -- Ch. 11. The Reaction of Exposed Body Surfaces to Cnidarian (and related) stings -- Ch. 12. Phylum Echinodermata -- Ch. 13. Phylum Mollusca -- Ch. 14. Phylum Porifera (sponges) -- Ch. 15. Ciguatera (fish poisoning) -- Ch. 16. Venomous Fish -- Ch. 17. Sea Snakes -- Ch. 18. Marine Stings in the Gulf of Oman -- Ch. 19. Marine Stings in Portugal -- Ch. 20. Japanese Marine Envenomations, and Some Deaths in Okinawa -- Ch. 21. Marine Antivenoms -- Ch. 22. Scuba Diving Perspective -- Ch. 23. Research Aspects
Ch. 24. Mystery Syndromes Possibly Associated with Marine Envenomations -- Ch. 25. Platypus Envenomation -- Ch. 26. 'Stop press' information
Summary A comprehensive volume of marine biology, medicine and toxicology
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [456]-487) and index
Subject Dangerous marine animals -- Identification.
Dangerous marine animals -- Toxicology.
Dangerous marine animals.
Jellyfishes.
Marine animals.
Marine pharmacology.
Marine toxicology
Marine toxins.
Poisonous animals -- Toxicology.
Poisonous marine animals -- Toxicology.
Poisonous marine animals.
Poisonous marine invertebrates.
Animals, Poisonous.
Bites and Stings.
Fishes, Poisonous.
Marine Toxins.
Therapeutics.
Fish Venoms -- toxicity.
Bites and Stings -- therapy.
Elapid Venoms -- toxicity.
Fishes, Poisonous.
Genre/Form Directories.
Author Burnett, Joseph W.
Fenner, Peter J.
Williamson, John A.
LC no. 97142330
ISBN 0868402796
Other Titles Venomous & poisonous marine animals
Venomous & poisonous marine animals : a medical and biological handbook