Challenges in the treatment of a stingray injury : a rare case report in a rural New Zealand hospital

Challenges in the treatment of a stingray injury : a rare case report in a rural New Zealand hospital

Reports a rare case of a thoracic penetrating stingray injury that required emergency treatment at Southland Hospital, Invercargill. Discusses case presentation, treatment, outcome and follow-up. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Int...

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Veröffentlicht in:New Zealand medical journal 2022-07, Vol.135 (1558), p.96-102
Hauptverfasser: Black, Benjamin J. L, Londahl, Monica J, Richter, Konrad K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Animals
Antibiotics
Bites and Stings
Case reports
Chest
College professors
Debridement
Emergency medical care
Fatalities
Hospitals
Hospitals, Rural
Humans
Injuries
Local anesthesia
Necrotizing fasciitis
New Zealand
Pain
Palliative care
Physiological effect
Pneumothorax
Skates, Fish
Stingrays
Tetanus
Toxicology
Trauma
Venom
Wounds and injuries
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Zusammenfassung:Reports a rare case of a thoracic penetrating stingray injury that required emergency treatment at Southland Hospital, Invercargill. Discusses case presentation, treatment, outcome and follow-up. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:0028-8446
1175-8716
1175-8716
DOI:10.26635/6965.5511