A 62 yo lady presents to the ER after opening a package containing a coat bought online from Uzbekistan. After trying it on, she immediately feels pain in her left hand. She shakes the coat, and out crawls…
Paralysis and a head lump
September 23, 2010 By 4 Comments
A 5 year old girl is unable to walk and is becoming progressively weaker. She also complained of a lump on her head. Can you make the diagnosis?
Getting into hot water
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Chironex fleckeri envenoming
April 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Case-based question-and-answers on a near fatal box jellyfish sting. Can you save the day?
Snakebite Envenoming Challenge
February 11, 2010 By 6 Comments
So you sailed through the toxidrome challenge did you? How are you with elapids? Let’s see how you fare on the ‘Australian Snakebite Envenoming Challenge’…
How this works: For each of the six types of venomous Australian snake see if you can describe the classic findings for each of the possibly clinical effects listed below – click on the link to show/hide the answer.
Stonefish in moving pictures
September 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We’ve already seen the multi-tentacled box jellyfish and the cause of Irukandji syndrome in moving pictures – now its time for the stonefish. From “Ocean’s deadliest creatures” with Steve Irwin and Phillippe Cousteau – the stonefish footage starts at 2:50 min: Alternatively, check out Billy Connolly’s take on the dangers of Australian sea life, with [...]
Irukandji in the Northern Territory
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Lionfish envenoming
April 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
Clinical case of a man being stung on the distal palmar surface of his right index finger by his lionfish (Pterois volitans) while cleaning his aquarium.
Box jellyfish in moving pictures
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Stingray envenoming
April 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
While riding in a boat off the North Queensland coast a 12 year-old boy was struck by a large fish that had catapulted itself out of the water.
