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A Five-Year Poison Center Experience

Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH; Howard E. McKinney, PharmD; Paul S. Auerbach, MD

JAMA. 1985;253(6):807-810.

Abstract
This article describes 51 cases of Scorpaenidae envenomation, 45 of which were lionfish stings to aquarists or fish handlers. The primary manifestation of envenomation in all victims was intense local pain. Various other local and systemic symptoms were also noted. Immersion in hot water produced either complete (80%) or moderate (14%) symptomatic relief in 94% of the victims. This simple and effective treatment was generally unknown to emergency personnel treating these patients.

(JAMA 1985;253:807-810)

Author Affiliations
From the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Poison Control Center (Drs Kizer and McKinney), the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology (Dr Kizer), and the Emergency Department (Dr Auerbach), San Francisco General Hospital; the Department of Health Services, State of California, Sacramento (Dr Kizer); the Department of Medicine, University of California, Davis (Dr Kizer); and the Departments of Pharmacy (Dr McKinney) and Medicine (Dr Auerbach), University of California, San Francisco.

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