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Case Reports
. 1999 Mar-Apr;17(2):255-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(98)00164-4.

A new hazard for windsurfers: needlefish impalement

K W Link  1 , F L Counselman, J Steele, M Caughey
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A new hazard for windsurfers: needlefish impalement

K W Link et al. J Emerg Med. 1999 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Marine-related injuries and envenomations are common to the coastal physician. Needlefish injuries, which occur almost exclusively in the Indo-Pacific region, have not previously been reported along the Atlantic seaboard. This case report describes a penetrating injury to the lower extremity from a needlefish. Treatment is guided by general resuscitative procedures as well as antibiotic therapy directed against infections unique to the marine environment.

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