Table of Contents
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Preface
How To Use This Guide
The Nature of Marine Envenomations
Prevention
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viii |
| Porifera (Sponges) |
9 |
Cnidaria
Anthozoa-Corals and Sea Anemones
Hydrozoa-Hydroids, Fire Corals, and Man-of-War
Scyphozoa-True Jellyfish
Cubozoa-Box Jellyfish
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15 |
| Annelida (Segmented Worms)
| 60 |
Mollusca
Mollusca
Snails, Octopus, and Squids
Gastropoda-Snails
Cephalopoda-Octopus and Squids
| 63 |
Echinodermata
Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers
Asteroidea-Sea Stars
Echinoidea-Sea Urchins
Holothuroidea-Sea Cucumbers
| 77 |
Chordata
Sharks, Stingrays, Bony Fishes, Sea Snakes
Chondrichthyes-Sharks and Stingrays
Osteichthyes-Bony Fishes
Reptilia-Sea Snakes and Sea Kraits
| 92 |
First Aid for Marine Envenomations
Basic First Aid Kit
Emergency Telephone Numbers
Pressure/Immobilization Technique
| 126 |
| Glossary
| 142 |
| Bibliography
| 145 |
| Index
| 148 |