SEA URCHIN TOXICITY

Course overview

SEA URCHIN ENVENOMATION OCCURS WHEN A SEA URCHIN SPINE PENETRATES THE SOFT TISSUE OF THE VICTIM. FREQUENTLY SPINES BREAK OFF AND REMAIN IN THE SOFT TISSUE, CAUSING TENOSYNOVITIS, GRANULOMAS, OR SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS SUCH AS NAUSEA, VOMITING, PARESTHESIAS, WEAKNESS, ABDOMINAL PAIN, SYNCOPE, HYPOTENSION, AND RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE AND MANAGE SEA URCHIN ENVENOMATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.