
%0 Journal Article
%T Puffer fish poisoning
%J Journal of accident and emergency medicine
%D 1995
%A Lau, Fei Lung
%A Wong, Chun-Kwan
%A Yip, S. H.
%V 12
%N 3
%P 214-215
%X Seven Vietnamese boat-people in Tai A Chau Detention Centre in Hong Kong caught, barbecued and ate a puffer fish. After 2 h, two of them developed severe symptoms of numbness and vomiting, while the remaining five subjects developed symptoms about 18 h later. They were all transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. One patient died, and the others made an uneventful recovery.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I BMJ Publishing Group
%@ 1351-0622
%U http://dx.doi.org/