Heated Debates: Hot-Water Immersion or Ice Packs as First Aid for Cnidarian Envenomations?
Cnidarian envenomations are an important public health problem, responsible for more deaths than shark attacks annually. For this reason, optimization of first-aid care is essential. According to the published literature, cnidarian venoms and toxins are heat labile at temperatures safe for human app...
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MDPI AG
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/4/97 |