MEDICAL EMERGENCIES CAUSED BY AQUATIC ANIMALS : a biological and clinical guide to trauma and... envenomation cases.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contents
1: Introduction
	References
2: Invertebrate Aquatic Animals
	Phylum Porifera (Marine and Freshwater Sponges)
	Phylum Cnidaria (Jellyfish and Portuguese Man-of-War)
	Phylum Echinodermata (Sea Urchins, Starfish, and Sea Cucumbers)
	Phylum Annelida (Leeches and Polychetas)
	Phylum Mollusca (Octopuses and Conus Snails)
	Phylum Crustacea (Blue Crabs, Crabs, Shrimps, Prawns, Barnacles, Lobsters, and Mantis Shrimp)
	Phylum Insecta (Giant Water Bugs)
	References
3: Injuries by Aquatic Vertebrate Animals
	The Phylum Chordata (Fish and Reptiles)
	The Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
		Marine Stingrays
		Freshwater Stingrays
		Sharks
	The Class Osteichthyes (Bony Fish)
		Catfish
			The Order Siluriformes: The Families Ariidae, Plotosidae, Ictaluridae, and Pimelodidae
		Scorpionfish, Lionfish, and Stonefish
			The Families Scorpaenidae and Synanceiidae
		The Family Batrachoididae
			Toadfish
		The Family Acanthuridae
			Surgeonfish
		The Family Muraenidae
			Moray Eels
		The Family Trachinidae
			Weeverfish
		Other Venomous Fish
		Traumatogenic Fish
			Marine Fish
			Freshwater Fish
	Reptiles (Turtles, Alligators, Crocodiles, and Snakes)
	Amphibians
	Mammals
	Treatment of Trauma and Envenomations by Fish
	References
4: Ingestion of Venomous Aquatic Animals: Toxinology, Clinical Aspects, and Treatment
	Envenomations by Pufferfish: Tetrodotoxin
		Clinical Aspects
		Treatment
	Ciguatoxins: Ciguatera
		Clinical Aspects
		Treatment
	Seafood Paralysis (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) and Red Tide: Saxitoxin and Gonyautoxins
		Clinical Aspects
		Treatment
	Brevetoxins: Neurotoxicity by Seafood
		Clinical Aspects of NSP
		Treatment
	Amnesia by Seafood Toxins: Domoic Acid
		Clinical Aspects
		Treatment
	Diarrhea by Seafood: Okadaic Acid
		Clinical Aspects
		Treatment
	Poisoning After Consumption of Octopus (Octopus sp.)
		Clinical Aspects
	Scombroidism
		Clinical Aspects
		Treatment
	Clupeotoxicity
		Clinical Aspects
	Poisonous Sharks
		Clinical Aspects
	Poisoning by Other Fish
		Clinical Aspects
	Minamata Disease: Mercury Poisoning
		Clinical Aspects
	Poisoning by Marine Turtles
		Clinical Aspects
	Haff Disease
		Clinical Aspects
		Treatment
	References
5: Infections and Infestations in Aquatic Environments
	Bacterial and Fungal Infections
	Treatment
	Worm Infestations After Consumption of Aquatic Animals
	Nematodes or Roundworms
		Anisakiasis
		Eustrongylidiasis
		Gnathostomiasis
	Flatworms
		Diphyllobhotriasis
	References
Index