Citation

Weiss BF, Wolfenden HD. Med. J. Aust. 2001; 175(1): 33-34.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW. weissbx@usa.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11476200

Abstract

Injuries to the extremities from stingray barbs are not uncommon along the Australian seaboard. Cardiac injuries from stingray barbs are rare, even worldwide, and all but one have been fatal. We report a survivor of a cardiac injury caused by a stingray barb. Penetration of a body cavity by a stingray barb requires early surgical referral and management.