SAQ 354 – Toxicology – life-threatening jellyfish envenomation

Marked out of 11.00

You are working in a rural North Queensland hospital. Ambulance brings a 19-year-old man with suspected jellyfish envenomation. The jellyfish involved is shown below.

Small Irukandji jellyfish in a specimen tube.
Jellyfish specimen

Name two (2) jellyfish with life-threatening envenomation.

(Marked out of 2.0)


/ 2

Compare their clinical features.

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Feature Box jellyfish Irukandji
Timing of pain
Location of pain
Skin changes
Cardiac arrest


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Name the jellyfish shown.

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/ 1

Discuss management components relevant to this envenomation.

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/ 4

Total Score: 0 / 11

Percentage: 0%

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