Although I ‘love’ jellyfish from the point of view of a clinician, I avoid getting close and personal’ with them. Recently I plunged face first into a jellyfish
Irukandji in the Northern Territory
May 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Irukandji in moving pictures
April 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Irukandji Syndrome Territory-style
March 30, 2009 By 1 Comment
You are working as a locum doctor in the Northern Territory. Your patient is a 32 year-old Indonesian man who says he was stung while hauling in a net on an offshore fishing vessel.
Jack Barnes and the Irukandji Enigma
March 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
In 1964, Jack Handyside Barnes, his nine year-old son, and a local surf lifesaver were rushed to Cairns Base Hospital after developing Irukandji syndrome.
Stung Inside A Stinger Net
March 27, 2009 By 1 Comment
Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri)
December 22, 2008 By 9 Comments
The box jellyfish is found in tropical Australian waters.
Blue Bottle stings in Australia
December 22, 2008 By 3 Comments
The bluebottle jellyfish is responsible for thousands of stings on Australian beaches each year.
Irukandji syndrome
December 18, 2008 By 1 Comment
Irukandji syndrome is a distressing envenoming secondary to the sting of Carukia barnesi and other, as yet unidentified, jellyfish found in coastal waters of tropical Australia. It has also been reported in Hawaii, the Caribbean, Asia and Papua New Guinea. In a small number of cases, life‑threatening hypertension and pulmonary oedema may develop. Two fatalities have been attributed to this condition in Australia. Management is symptomatic and supportive. Antivenom has not yet been developed.
