Cold packs: effective topical analgesia in the treatment of painful stings by Physalia and other jellyfish (for editorial comment, see page 610; see also pages 621, 626 and 708)
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 151 (11-12) , 625-626
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb139632.x
Abstract
A study has shown that, when applied to Physalia (“bluebottle”) jellyfish stings, cold packs are effective as topical analgesia in the relief of mild‐to‐moderate skin pain. The application of ice als...This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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