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Mordeduras o picaduras de animales marinos - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Picaduras de animales marinos; Mordeduras de animales marinos

Prevención:

Nadar cerca de un salvavidas.
Observar las señales que adviertan sobre el peligro de medusas u otras criaturas marinas peligrosas.
No tocar los animales marinos que no se conozcan, pues aún los que están muertos o los tentáculos desprendidos pueden contener veneno.

Picadura de medusa

Fecha de revisión: 6/9/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:John E. Duldner, Jr., MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine Akron General Medical Center and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Otten EJ. Venomous Animal Injuries. In: Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006.

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