Sublingual glyceryl trinitrate as prehospital treatment for hypertension in Irukandji syndrome

• Surf Life Saving Australia, Sydney, NSW, and Associate Professor, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD; PO Box 3080, North Mackay, QLD 4740.

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