GEO 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Quoll, Antivenom, Muscle Weakness

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEO 210
• Professor: Larry Fullerton

Document Summary

Wide range of events locaion and type. On a wider scale than we normally assume. Bufet of unusual and dangerous animals and plants. Reality no of deaths less than auto accidents. But traic accidents kill more australians every year than all the animals together. Risk to individuals is quite small and majority of cases are in rural (outback) environments. Most venomous animal in the sea (sea wasp) Found along all the great barrier reef (2,000 km) More an electrical shock than burn have about 3 minutes to get aid (several tentacles up to 2 meters long) Mouth to mouth resuscitaion and irst aid are essenial to keep the vicim alive. Vinegar may reduce pain but medical atenion is vital. Jelly ish kills more people in australia than snakes, sharks, and salt water crocodiles. Likely owing to the diminishing populaion of sea turtles (immune to the poison because of thick shells) Many swimming water are fenced during jellyish season.