Trauma and envenoming caused by stingrays and other fish in a fishing community in Pontal do Paranapanema, state of São Paulo, Brazil: epidemiology, clinical aspects, and therapeutic and preventive measures

Trauma and envenoming caused by stingrays and other fish in a fishing community in Pontal do Paranapanema, state of São Paulo, Brazil: epidemiology, clinical aspects, and therapeutic and preventive measures

INTRODUCTION: Accidents caused by fish are common in inland fishing communities in Brazil, being work-related injuries in the majority of cases. These populations have no information on the mechanisms of trauma or envenoming. METHODS: Through a questionnaire administered to fishermen, we obtained cl...

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Main Authors: Vidal Haddad Junior, Edson Luiz Fávero Junior, Felipe Augusto Horácio Ribeiro, Bruno da Costa Ancheschi, Gabriel Isaac Pereira de Castro, Rafael Costa Martins, Guilherme Borghini Pazuelo, Jun Ricardo Fujii, Rodolfo Brum Vieira, Domingos Garrone Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Animais peçonhentos
Trauma
Picadas e mordeduras
Pescadores
Saúde Pública
Brasil
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