Treatment of jellyfish stings

Taylor, John G

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00789.x

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To the Editor: An experiment was recently conducted during a morning doctor’s seminar at the Busselton Hospital to assess four treatments for jellyfish stings using specimens of Carybdea species collected from the nearby waters of Geographe Bay.

Busselton, WA.

Correspondence: jaqtayl@bigpond.net.au

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