About the Authors
- George E. Allen
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Affiliation Emergency Department, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Simon G. A. Brown
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Affiliation Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, Royal Perth Hospital and the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Nicholas A. Buckley
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Affiliations Medical Professorial Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital Medical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, Australia
- Margaret A. O’Leary
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Affiliations Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, Department of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
- Colin B. Page
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Affiliations NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, Australia, Department of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, Emergency Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Bart J. Currie
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Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research and Northern Territory Clinical School, Darwin, Australia
- Julian White
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Affiliation Department of Toxinology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- Geoffrey K. Isbister
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* E-mail: geoff.isbister@gmail.com
Affiliations NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, Australia, Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, Department of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Competing Interests
Seven of the authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Julian White has read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: receives funding for his salary from CSL Ltd the manufacturer of the antivenom. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GKI SGAB BJC NAB. Performed the experiments: GA GKI SGAB NAB JW BJC CBP MAO. Analyzed the data: GA GKI NAB SGAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAO. Wrote the paper: GA GKI MAO NAB SGAB JW BJC CBP.