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March 25, 2010 11:52 AM Pacific (GMT -8) |
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Test Your Hazardous Marine Life I.Q.
by Bill Clendenen, DAN Vice President, Training, and Dan Orr, DAN Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
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Take the following quiz to test your knowledge of hazardous marine life.
True or False:
- Jellyfish stings should be irrigated with freshwater immediately to clean the tentacles from the wound.
Sea snakes bites should be immediately incised and suctioned to rid the body of venom.
- Most aquatic life injuries occur due to aggressive actions on the part of the animal.
- Jellyfish stings should be immersed in hot water to neutralize the nematocysts.
- Handling marine life poses no threat to the animal or diver if you wear appropriate exposure protection.
- Foreign material in a wound caused by marine life should not be removed.
- Vomiting should not be induced under any circumstance because of suspected seafood poisoning.
- Heat inactivates the toxin carries by fish and cooking fish always eliminates the risk of poisoning.
- Infection is not a concern with cuts caused in the ocean because the seawater disinfects the wound.
- Medical professionals should always evaluate injuries caused by marine life.
All answers are false.
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