Wilderness: Blue-Ringed Octopus Bite (cont.)
Medical Author:
Scott D Fell, DO, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. IN THIS ARTICLESynonyms and Keywordsblue-ringed octopus,pufferfish poisoning, poison, venom, tetrodotoxin, ventilation Author and EditorAuthor: Scott D Fell, DO, FAAEM, Medical Director, Emergency Department , Venice Regional Medical Center Editor: Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD REFERENCE: Last Editorial Review: 8/2/2012 |
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Octopuses, which are organisms of the class Cephalopoda in the phylum Mollusca, are generally harmless and unlikely to be aggressive unless provoked.
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