The venom of a poison dart frog has the special ability of being quiet permeable through the skin. A dart frog's poison can travel up the nerves, into the brain leading from tingling to pain, to paralysis, to coma, and then death. Its agonising.
Answer:
These islands are barrier islands.
Explanation:
Barrier islands are islands in front of the mainland that separate part of the sea from the open sea. They lie parallel to the coast and have an elongated, narrow shape. On the sea side, dunes often shape the surface, on the land side they are flat. They were created by deposits of waves, currents and wind. Their formation requires a shallow coastal fore, a sufficiently large sediment store and a weak to moderate tidal range.
I don't think doctors are supposed to do that but if they are I'm guessing it's probably to kill a infection of some kind or speed up the healing process