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Jellyfish sting

Stings - marine animals; Bites - marine animals

• Swim near a lifeguard.
• Observe posted signs that may warn of danger from jellyfish or other hazardous marine life.
• Do not touch unfamiliar marine life. Even dead animals or severed tentacles may contain poisonous venom.

Otten EJ. Venomous animal injuries. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 59.

Review Date: 01/13/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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