Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case report
The North Borneo state of Sabah is known worldwide for its beautiful islands and dive sites. Local hospitals deal with a number of marine-related injuries, including marine fauna envenomation by Scorpaenidae and Synanceiidae families of fish. We report a case of a tourist who presented with excrucia...
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| description | The North Borneo state of Sabah is known worldwide for its beautiful islands and dive sites. Local hospitals deal with a number of marine-related injuries, including marine fauna envenomation by Scorpaenidae and Synanceiidae families of fish. We report a case of a tourist who presented with excruciating pain on her right foot after stepping on a stonefish. Despite being given parenteral analgesia and regional anaesthesia, the pain persisted. Her pain improved after she soaked her foot in hot water for about 30 minutes. No further treatment was required. We reviewed the literature comparing this inexpensive mode of treatment with other conventional treatments. We also explored the possibility of using hot water immersion for treatment of envenomation by other types of marine animals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b55c8671e1be4df4b598c195d222ca782022-12-22T02:45:59ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-207X1985-22742013-05-01812832Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case reportDarlene F. OngkiliPhee-Kheng CheahThe North Borneo state of Sabah is known worldwide for its beautiful islands and dive sites. Local hospitals deal with a number of marine-related injuries, including marine fauna envenomation by Scorpaenidae and Synanceiidae families of fish. We report a case of a tourist who presented with excruciating pain on her right foot after stepping on a stonefish. Despite being given parenteral analgesia and regional anaesthesia, the pain persisted. Her pain improved after she soaked her foot in hot water for about 30 minutes. No further treatment was required. We reviewed the literature comparing this inexpensive mode of treatment with other conventional treatments. We also explored the possibility of using hot water immersion for treatment of envenomation by other types of marine animals.http://e-mfp.org/2013v8n1/stonefish-sting.pdfscorpaenidaesynanceiidaestonefishenvenomationhot water immersion |
| spellingShingle | Darlene F. Ongkili Phee-Kheng Cheah Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case report Malaysian Family Physician scorpaenidae synanceiidae stonefish envenomation hot water immersion |
| title | Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case report |
| title_full | Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case report |
| title_short | Hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting: A case report |
| title_sort | hot water immersion as a treatment for stonefish sting a case report |
| topic | scorpaenidae synanceiidae stonefish envenomation hot water immersion |
| url | http://e-mfp.org/2013v8n1/stonefish-sting.pdf |
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