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Stingray Envenomation: Multimedia

Author: John L Meade, MD, CEO, Statdoc Consulting, Inc; Medical Director and Member, Orange Beach Police Department SRT (SWAT); Medical Director, Multiple EMS Agencies
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Updated: Nov 19, 2008

Multimedia

Typical stingray puncture wound on a foot, approx...Media file 1: Typical stingray puncture wound on a foot, approximately 60 minutes after injury. Photo by John L. Meade, MD.
Typical stingray puncture wound on a foot, approx...

Typical stingray puncture wound on a foot, approximately 60 minutes after injury. Photo by John L. Meade, MD.

Stingray barb in forearm. Photo by John L. Meade,...Media file 2: Stingray barb in forearm. Photo by John L. Meade, MD.
Stingray barb in forearm. Photo by John L. Meade,...

Stingray barb in forearm. Photo by John L. Meade, MD.

Stingray barb broken off in ring finger. Photo by...Media file 3: Stingray barb broken off in ring finger. Photo by John L. Meade, MD.
Stingray barb broken off in ring finger. Photo by...

Stingray barb broken off in ring finger. Photo by John L. Meade, MD.

Spine removed from stingray injury. Image courtes...Media file 4: Spine removed from stingray injury. Image courtesy of Scott Plantz, MD.
Spine removed from stingray injury. Image courtes...

Spine removed from stingray injury. Image courtesy of Scott Plantz, MD.

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More on Stingray Envenomation

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References

References

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  2. de Haro L, Pommier P. Envenomation: a real risk of keeping exotic house pets. Vet Hum Toxicol. Aug 2003;45(4):214-6. [Medline].

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  4. Fenner PJ, Williamson JA, Skinner RA. Fatal and non-fatal stingray envenomation. Med J Aust. Dec 4-18 1989;151(11-12):621-5. [Medline].

  5. Guenin DG, Auerbach PS. Trauma and envenomations from marine fauna. In: Tintinalli JE, et al, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. McGraw-Hill; 1996:868-73.

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  7. Perkins RA, Morgan SS. Poisoning, envenomation, and trauma from marine creatures. Am Fam Physician. Feb 15 2004;69(4):885-90. [Medline].

Further Reading

Keywords

stingray envenomation, stingray wound, stingray barb, marine, envenomations, stingrays, sting rays, elasmobranch, Dasyatidae, Potamotrygonidae, stingray, sting ray, fish injuries, beach injuries, stingray spine

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

John L Meade, MD, CEO, Statdoc Consulting, Inc; Medical Director and Member, Orange Beach Police Department SRT (SWAT); Medical Director, Multiple EMS Agencies
John L Meade, MD, CEO is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians and Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Richard S Krause, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine
Richard S Krause, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

John T VanDeVoort, PharmD, ABAT, Director of Pharmacy, Sacred Heart Hospital
John T VanDeVoort, PharmD, ABAT is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Richard H Sinert, DO, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Research Director, State University of New York College of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center
Richard H Sinert, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

John D Halamka, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John D Halamka, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Informatics Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Chief Editor

Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School; Medical Director, WeCare Med, Inc
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine
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