| Definition: |
Poisoning from a sting from a stonefish.
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| Poisonous Ingredient: |
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| Where Found: |
- stonefish
- related species
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| Symptoms: |
- body as a whole
- fever as a result of infection
- muscle twitching
- bleeding
- severe pain radiating from the site of the sting
- respiratory
- heart and blood vessels
- low or high blood pressure
- slow or rapid heart rate
- skin
- whitened color of the area around the site of the sting
- color of the area changes as the amount of oxygen supplying the area decreases.
- gastrointestinal
- nausea
- vomiting
- abdominal pain
- nervous system
- headache
- delirium
- fainting
- seizures
- paralysis
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| Home Treatment: |
Wash the area with fresh water. Remove any foreign material at the wound site. Contact an emergency room. Soak wound in the hottest water the patient can tolerate for 30-90 minutes, if instructed to do so.
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| Before Calling Emergency: |
Determine the following information:- the patient's age, weight, and condition
- name of the marine animal
- the time of the sting
- the area on the body of the sting
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| Poison Control, or a local emergency number: |
They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital, and any appropriate first aid that can be administered prior to arrival.
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| What to expect at the emergency room: |
Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:
- Wash the area.
- Remove any foreign material possible.
- Soak the wound.
- Give antitetanus if necessary.
- Give antibiotic if necessary.
- Give antiserum .
- Treat the symptoms.
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| Expectations (prognosis): |
Recovery usually takes about 24-48 hours. Death has occurred when the patient's chest or abdomen was punctured.
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