Citation

Harrington AP, Raven RJ, Bowe PC, Hawdon GM, Winkel KD. Med. J. Aust. 1999; 171(11-12): 651-653.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Nambour General Hospital, QLD. harringt@health.qld.gov.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10721358

Abstract

Five patients with confirmed funnel-web spider bites (Hadronyche infensa) presented to Nambour General Hospital, in south-east Queensland, between 1992 and 1998. Two patients required antivenom; low doses of antivenom were effective. Patients were bitten in spring and early summer. In areas such as this, where funnel-web spider bites are reported less frequently than in New South Wales, clinicians and the community should be aware of the risks and immediate management of these bites.

Language: en