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词条 Stingray injury
释义

  1. Biological structure of the barb

  2. Sting

  3. Treatment

  4. See also

  5. References

Stingray injuries are caused by the venomous tail spines, stingers or dermal denticles of rays in the order Myliobatiformes, most significantly those belonging to the families Dasyatidae, Urotrygonidae, Urolophidae, and Potamotrygonidae. Stingrays generally do not attack aggressively or even actively defend themselves. When threatened, their primary reaction is to swim away. However, when attacked by predators or stepped on, the stinger in their tail is whipped up. This is normally ineffective against sharks, their main predator.[1]

Depending on the size of the stingray, humans are usually stung in the lower limb region.[2] Stings usually occur when swimmers or divers accidentally step on a stingray,[3] but a human is less likely to be stung by simply brushing against the stinger. Surfers and those who enter waters with large populations of stingrays have learned to slide their feet through the sand rather than taking steps, as the rays detect this and swim away.[3]

There are reports of stingers breaking off in wounds, but this may be rare.[4] This would not be fatal to the stingray as it will be regrown at a rate of about {{convert|1.25|to|2|cm|in}} per month (though with significant variations depending on the size of the stingray and the exact species). {{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} Contact with the stinger causes local trauma (from the cut itself), pain, swelling, and muscle cramps from the venom, and possible later infection from bacteria[3] or fungi.[5] Immediate injuries to humans include poisoning, punctures, severed arteries and veins, and occasionally death.[6][7][8] Fatal stings are very rare;[9] when television presenter Steve Irwin was killed in 2006, it was only the second case recorded in Australia since 1945.[10] In Irwin's case, the stinger penetrated his thoracic wall, causing massive trauma.[11]

Biological structure of the barb

The barb is covered with rows of sharp flat spines, composed of vasodentin. Vasodentin is an incredibly strong cartilaginous material which can easily cut through flesh. The undersides of the spines contain two longitudinal grooves which run along the length of the spine and enclose venom-secreting cells. Both the venom-secreting tissues and vasodentin are enveloped in an epidermis that tears open when the barb is plunged into a victim. Some spines may break off as the barb exits the wound and stay within the victim, causing prolonged envenomation.{{fact|date=August 2016}}

Sting

Many victims of stingray related injuries suffer from physical effects including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, extreme pain at the wound, muscle cramps, and a laceration at the puncture site. There have been cases of severe consequences which may include embedded spines, infection, hypotension, and even possible amputations or death.[12] Pain normally lasts up to 48 hours, but is most severe in the first 30–60 minutes and may be accompanied by nausea, fatigue, spreading cramps, headaches, fever, and chills.{{fact|date=November 2018}} Stingray wounds have also been found to bleed profusely and for a long amount of time after the initial puncture. It has been suggested that there may be some sort of anti-coagulant incorporated with the secreted venom, but James H. Diaz of Louisiana State University has refuted that theory.[13]

Treatment

Treatment for stings may include application of hot water, which has been shown to ease pain.[9][4] However, multiple theories as to the mechanism of pain relief from hot water have been suggested. A theory that hot water denatures the stingray venom has been questioned because the temperatures required would need to penetrate deeply into the puncture wound and would likely cause thermal damage to surrounding tissue. Other proposed mechanisms include modulation of pain receptors in the nervous system through mechanism such as the gate control theory and the diffuse noxious inhibitory control theory.[14]

Antibiotics may be administered to prevent infection if there is a delay in treatment, if the wound is deep, or if there is a large amount of foreign material in the wound.[9]

Pain may be treated with local anesthetic in and around the wound, a regional nerve blockade, or parenteral opiates such as intramuscular pethidine.[9] Local anesthetic may bring almost instant relief for several hours. Vinegar and papain are ineffective.{{fact|date=November 2018}}

See also

  • Snake bite
  • Skin lesion
  • Steve Irwin
  • Findlay E. Russell
  • Odysseus Acanthoplex

References

1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.caribbeanmag.com/search/articles/Cayman_Islands/Stingray_city___diving___snorkeling_grand_cayman.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071008050907/http://www.caribbeanmag.com/search/articles/Cayman_Islands/Stingray_city___diving___snorkeling_grand_cayman.html | dead-url = yes | archive-date = 2007-10-08 | title = About Stingrays | publisher = Caribbean Magazine}}{{rs|date=August 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Stingray Injury|url=http://www.emedicinehealth.com/stingray_injury/article_em.htm|publisher=WebMD|accessdate=23 July 2012|author=DuBois, David MD, MS, FAAEM, FACEP|year=2012|quote="People who step on a stingray most frequently are injured on their feet and lower legs."}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/round_stingray|title=Round Stingray (Round Ray)|last=Pacific|first=Aquarium of the|date=|website=www.aquariumofpacific.org|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-08-19}}
4. ^1 {{cite journal |last1=Clark |first1=Richard F. |last2=Girard |first2=Robyn Heister |last3=Rao |first3=Daniel |last4=Ly |first4=Binh T. |last5=Davis |first5=Daniel P. |title=Stingray Envenomation: A Retrospective Review of Clinical Presentation and Treatment in 119 Cases |journal=The Journal of Emergency Medicine |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=33–37 |year=2007 |pmid=17630073 |doi=10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.03.043 }}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Stingray Injury Case Reports|url=http://www.toxinology.com/fusebox.cfm?staticaction=marine_vertebrates/ns-stingray_injuries.html|work=Clinical Toxicology Resources|publisher=University of Adelaide|accessdate=22 October 2012}}
6. ^{{cite journal |last=Taylor |first=G. |title=Toxic fish spine injury: Lessons from 11 years experience. |journal=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal |volume=30 |issue=1 |year=2000 |issn=0813-1988 |oclc=16986801 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5828 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416175620/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5828 |archivedate=2010-04-16 |accessdate=2008-06-15 }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/journals/ORTHO/%7B0002011A-6581-43DB-B0BE-DD20BC56E29A%7D/Stingray-Injury-to-the-Webspace-of-the-Foot |title=Stingray Injury to the Webspace of the Foot | Orthopedics |publisher=Healio.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-10}}
8. ^{{cite journal |last1=Yamane |first1=Kunikazu |last2=Asato |first2=Jun |last3=Kawade |first3=Naofumi |last4=Takahashi |first4=Hajime |last5=Kimura |first5=Bon |last6=Arakawa |first6=Yoshichika |title=Two Cases of Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damsela in Japan |journal=Journal of Clinical Microbiology |volume=42 |issue=3 |pages=1370–72 |year=2004 |pmid=15004123 |pmc=356853 |doi=10.1128/JCM.42.3.1370-1372.2004 }}
9. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite journal |last1=Slaughter |first1=RJ |last2=Beasley |first2=DM |last3=Lambie |first3=BS |last4=Schep |first4=LJ |title=New Zealand's venomous creatures |journal=The New Zealand Medical Journal |volume=122 |issue=1290 |pages=83–97 |year=2009 |pmid=19319171 }}
10. ^https://scienceline.org/2006/09/ask-grant-irwin/
11. ^{{cite web |author=Crocodile Hunter |url=http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/steve-irwin/stingray/stingray.html |title=Discovery Channel Mourns the Death of Steve Irwin |publisher=Animal.discovery.com |date=2012-05-30 |accessdate=2014-03-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107070254/http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/crochunter/steve-irwin/stingray/stingray.html |archivedate=2013-01-07 |df= }}
12. ^{{cite journal |last1=Dehghani |first1=Hadi |last2=Sajjadi |first2=Mir Masoud |last3=Rajaian |first3=Hamid |last4=Sajedianfard |first4=Javad |last5=Parto |first5=Paria |title=Study of patient's injuries by stingrays, lethal activity determination and cardiac effects induced by Himantura gerrardi venom |journal=Toxicon |volume=54 |issue=6 |pages=881–6 |year=2009 |pmid=19563821 |doi=10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.06.023 }}
13. ^{{cite journal |last1=Diaz |first1=James H. |title=The Evaluation, Management, and Prevention of Stingray Injuries in Travelers |journal=Journal of Travel Medicine |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=102–9 |year=2008 |pmid=18346243 |doi=10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00177.x }}
14. ^{{cite journal |last1=Atkinson |first1=PR |last2=Boyle |first2=A |last3=Hartin |first3=D |last4=McAuley |first4=D |title=Is hot water immersion an effective treatment for marine envenomation? |journal=Emergency Medicine Journal |volume=23 |issue=7 |pages=503–8 |year=2006 |pmid=16794088 |pmc=2579537 |doi=10.1136/emj.2005.028456 }}
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