How artificial ventilation can save someone from blue-ringed octopus venom

Artificial breathing can support recovery

Within 24 Hours

Blue-ringed octopus venom contains tetrodotoxin, which blocks nerve signals to muscles and causes paralysis. It can lead to fatal respiratory failure. No antidote is known, but artificial breathing can allow patients to recover within 24 hours.

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