Anyone have any links/info for the most "deadly" marine life for divers? I'm looking statistical data on deaths caused by marine life..not marine most capable of killing. My "shootin' from the hiip" guess is a jellyfish.
Most dangerous marine life?
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OP
No one has any educated guesses?
mike_s
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MilitantMedic:
I read the other day that you are ten times more likely to be killed
by a falling coconut than a shark, statistically. About 150 people
a year are killed by falling coconuts. Who would have thunk it?
Land Locked
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Most common envenomation would be jellys. But death? I don't know.
Checked Dan's reports and they listed 2 fatal attacks by shark and 1
by jelly on their last dive accident report summary.
Checked Dan's reports and they listed 2 fatal attacks by shark and 1
by jelly on their last dive accident report summary.
mike_s:
Ehm... just to get this one right. How big are the chances that a falling coconut is hitting you while diving? And, how likely is it to encounter a shark while standing beneath a coconut-tree?
drdiver1952
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HAiko:
And for that matter, how likely a falling coconut will hit a shark?
ShakaZulu
Contributor
I was watching a movie on the sci-fi channel last night, and there was a shark on there that could easily swallow and entire speed boat, that would be on the top of my list........
OP
Land Locked:
My assumtion was based on that evemonization might cuase death through other aggravating cuases ie. asthama, allergies heart conditions etc.
Land Locked
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That is where the data could really be skewed, how did the coroner
report cause of death? Was it the marine life or anaphylatic shock?
That is a grey area, death by shark attack would be black or white.
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/artic/marine_toxins_dbmd.htm
Prevalance of Marine toxins: Every year, approximately 30 cases of poisoning by marine toxins are reported in the United States. Because healthcare providers are not required to report these illnesses and because many milder cases are not diagnosed or reported, the actual number of poisonings may be much greater.1
report cause of death? Was it the marine life or anaphylatic shock?
That is a grey area, death by shark attack would be black or white.
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/artic/marine_toxins_dbmd.htm
Prevalance of Marine toxins: Every year, approximately 30 cases of poisoning by marine toxins are reported in the United States. Because healthcare providers are not required to report these illnesses and because many milder cases are not diagnosed or reported, the actual number of poisonings may be much greater.1
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