What is the best way to treat jellyfish strike?

Question

I got stung by a jellyfish on my elbow and it hurts, burns and is very itchy.

Could anyone recommend any fast treatments???

Answer 1

Here are some tips to treating jellyfish stings common to the area.

1.Get out of the water and wash affected area off with sea/saltwater if possible. Freshwater will actually exacerbate the stinging process. If a tentacle is still attached (rare) remove it with something other than bare skin (towel, glove, water pressure, etc). You will notice some redness and sometimes some local hives.
2.Apply a paste of water and UNSEASONED meat tenderizer. Leave the paste on for 15-20 minutes or until the pain from the sting subsides. Note: there are other remedies in treating these stings but this is what our local Fire Department uses. There are some commercially sold preparations sold at Ship and Shore.
3.Some people may feel the need to apply Benadryl cream or tablets due to some welt/hives that may remain. 4.If there are any signs of an allergic reaction - CALL 911 immediately. Signs of an allergic reaction include wheezing, swelling in the throat and mouth, nausea, weakness and hives spread beyond the affected area.

Answer 2

Apply a paste of water and UNSEASONED meat tenderizer. Leave the paste on for 15-20 minutes or until the pain from the sting subsides. Note: there are other remedies in treating these stings but this is what our local Fire Department uses. There are some commercially sold preparations sold at Ship and Shore.
Some people may feel the need to apply Benadryl cream or tablets due to some welt/hives that may remain.
If there are any signs of an allergic reaction - CALL 911 immediately. Signs of an allergic reaction include wheezing, swelling in the throat and mouth, nausea, weakness and hives spread beyond the affected area.

Answer 3

Treatment for jelly stings is both misunderstood and mistreated. Before you begin to treat your sting, it is important to understand that there are many different types of jellyfish and therefore the severity and quantity of your sting cannot me generalized.

Jellies affect different people differently. You must understand that with multiple stings, just like bee stings or fire ant stings, animals inject toxins that are histamines and can create reactions, and like bees stings, humans develop sensitivity to the stings and that can be more of a problem, allergy-wise with future stings. In a very small percentage of people, this can lead to anaphylaxis and need emergency medical treatment in the hospital. Therefore if you appear to be having a reaction, seek medical help immediately.

So what should you do for stings that are not life-threatening? That is a not a simple answer. Around the world different remedies are now in formulation. Israelis have isolated the immune protein the anemone clown fish have towards anemones and manufactured the proteins. They created a product called Sea Safe that is a both a suntan product and a jellyfish repellant. However, since it is not possible to coat the entire body and no tests for duration have been estimated one should excercise caution. The clinicals on these products show promise, but is not conclusive, nor tested with the most toxic jellies like sea wasps and other Cubomedusae.

There is no evidence for treating stings with urea, beer, vinegar, ammonia, nail polish remover, alkaloids, alcohol, gasoline, or fresh water. Vinegar, btw, will actually accelerate stings and toxins injection with some species of jellies. There is a battery of other products from exotic coating oils to crushed nuts in a menthol/camphor creme to other numbing sting products. These also have no scientific testing. The numbing products may be helpful with insect stings to reduce the pain, but always be concerned about other reactions.

Ice packs on the areas stung is effective in many cases. Removal of the source of the stings is important, these are the dermis-penetrating nematocysts, which are like micro-hyperdermic needles. Many stings sites also have numerous unreleased nematocysts. So exfoliating and cleaning the area is important.

Most stings will go away in a short time. Stings are wounds and like treating a burn, the severity may need additional treatment to help healing. This is in the post-sting time where the wound is healing and may scar if not treated properly. Skin, after all, is skin and a very complex organ that covers your body.

Answer 4

jellyfish Sting Treatment

* Rinse with seawater. Avoid fresh water because it will increase pain. Do not rub the wound or apply ice to it.

* For classic box jellyfish stings, apply topical acetic acid (vinegar) or isopropyl alcohol.

* Remove tentacles with tweezers.

* Apply shaving cream or a paste of baking soda or mud to the wound. Shave the area with a razor or knife and then reapply vinegar or alcohol. The shaving cream or paste prevents nematocysts that have not been activated from discharging toxin during removal with the razor.

* Immobilize the extremity because movement may cause the venom to spread.

* Hydrocortisone cream may be applied 2-3 times daily to relieve itching. Discontinue immediately if any signs of infection appear.

* Eye stings should be irrigated with 1 gallon of fresh water.

* Mouth stings should be treated with 1/4 strength vinegar. Avoid vinegar if oral swelling or difficulty swallowing occurs.

* For a box jellyfish sting, after treatment with vinegar or alcohol, use the pressure-immobilization technique.

o The extremity should be wrapped with a bandage in a style similar to wrapping a sprained ankle.

o Bind the limb firmly but do not stop the circulation. The fingers and toes should remain pink.

o Leave bandages intact until medical personnel are available for treatment.

Answer 5

Ok this is from someone who went to aus where if you got stung by one of their jelly fish you would be dead in minutes if not treated and if you think that hurts.....box jelly fish stings are 100000x worse and leave horrific scars IF you live long enough to get out of the water


They use vinegar on the sting before touching it (and use large twesers.

Or pee can help.

But that only stops any more stings firing into you... the poison is still there. Then its antidote and hospital ie now

Answer 6

Wash the sting off with sea/saltwater, fresh water will actually excellerate the stinging process. Apply a paste of water and meat tenderizer, leave on for about 15 minutes. You might want to apply bendadryl or take one if you get multiple hives or break out. IF you get get an allergic reaction just call 9-1-1.

Answer 7

I'm sorry I dont know how to help it from hurting but I know how to prevent it from happening again I heard on the dicovery channel pantyhose can stop a jellyfish sting from hurting no offense I am not saying you are girly if you are a boy

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Answer 10

LOL i have to laugh at all the people telling you to pee on yourself. This only works immediately after the sting, if it happend hours or days ago, peeing on it wont do anything but make u smell like piss.