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Marine stings include venomous or contact stings from any marine creature. The main culprits causing contact stings are jellyfish and jellylike animals, fire coral, sponges, hydroids, and sea anemones; while penetrating injuries are caused by sea urchins, cone shells, and venomous fish.
29 lip 2024 · Jellyfish stings can cause a variety of clinical manifestations, most notably skin lesions, and there is no specific treatment. In this article, we review the skin symptoms, pathophysiology, and management of jellyfish stings to provide guidance to healthcare professionals and the public.
Objective. This article describes the presentation and management of marine envenomations and injuries that may occur in Australia. Discussion. First aid for jellyfish includes tentacle removal, application of vinegar for box jellyfish, and hot water immersion (45°C for 20 min) for bluebottle jellyfish stings.
What is sea bather’s eruption? Sea bather's eruption is an itchy rash of the covered skin that appears soon after swimming in the sea, caused by stings from the nematocysts (stinging cells) of certain sea anemones and thimble jellyfishes.
Symptoms of sea creature stings. The main symptoms of sea creature stings are intense pain where you're stung and an itchy rash. Jellyfish and Portuguese man-of-war stings can also cause raised stripes on the skin (welts).
14 maj 2024 · Symptoms. Symptoms of jellyfish stings include: Burning, prickling, stinging pain; Welts or tracks on the skin — a "print" of the tentacles' contact with the skin; Itchiness (pruritus) Swelling; Throbbing pain that radiates up a leg or an arm; Severe jellyfish stings can affect multiple body systems.
14 maj 2024 · Treatment. Treatment for jellyfish stings includes first-aid care and medical treatment. First-aid care. Most jellyfish stings can be treated as follows: Carefully pluck visible tentacles with a fine tweezers. Soak the skin in hot water. Use water that's 110 to 113 F (43 to 45 C). It should feel hot, not scalding.
