TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Paralytic shellfish poisoning: a case series
JO  - Western journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Hurley, William
A1  - Wolterstorff, Cameron
A1  - MacDonald, Ryan
A1  - Schultz, Debora
SP  - 378
EP  - 381
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - We describe a case series of seven patients presenting to an emergency department with symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning. They developed varying degrees of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, ataxia and paresthesias after eating mussels harvested from a beach near their resort. Four patients were admitted to the hospital, one due to increasing respiratory failure requiring endotracheal intubation and the remainder for respiratory monitoring. All patients made a full recovery, most within 24 hours. The ability to recognize and identify paralytic shellfish poisoning and manage its complications are important to providers of emergency medicine.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1936-900X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2014.4.16279
ID  - ref1
ER  -