deepsix47
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I recently read in another thread that someone was hit by a jelly fish while TH'ng at the beach (bummer to say the least). I haven't seen anything in the threads about how to treat typical beach related injuries so thought I'd start this thread to get some input. The most common I've been associated with concern the Sun, Stingrays and Jelly fish.
My solution for the sun is proper clothing, sun block, and plenty of water to fight off dehydration.
For the Stingrays (when they come in close to spawn in the summer there are sometimes hundreds) you can lessen your chances of being hit by shuffling your feet rather then stepping. (If you step on one you are going to get hit). If it feels you coming by shuffling your feet or you merely bump it, it's more likely to just swim away. If you do get hit it's very painful and the spine breaks off in the wound. DO NOT TRY TO REMOVE THE SPINE YOURSELF!!!! Get it done at the closest Hospital Emergency Room. You can instantly releave the pain by submerging your foot (the hits are most often in the foot or ankle) in warm, soapy water. Trust me, you'll know when the water begins to cool off.
For Jelly fish up to and including the "Man-of-War" I use a trick I learned a long time ago diving in So California. A lot of people think that a jelly fish uses some type of acid like substance, not so, you are actually being stung (thousands if not millions of times, all at once). If you were to look at the Jelly like substance left on your skin under a microscope you would see an uncountable number of tiny translucent balls. When they come in contact with your skin,or whatever, they fire a tiny barb. You ARE being stung. The up side is that these tiny organisms are almost pure protein and are therefore easily treated in an emergency situation.
Among the regular things, every beach first aid kit should have two things in common, a small bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide and a bottle of Adolph's Meat Tenderizer. For the Jelly fish hit, pour the Adolph's onto the area liberally. It kills the organisms instantly on contact and releaves the pain. Then, with the back (dull side) of a knife blade, gently scrape the effected area clean. If the victim has been seriously hit (I once saw a little girl fall into one that had washed up on the beach) they can go into shock very quickly so they need to be treated for it until the EMT's or Lifeguards can get there.
That's only a few that work. If anyone has any more please post them. You might just save someone a lot of suffering and maybe even their life.
Deepsix
My solution for the sun is proper clothing, sun block, and plenty of water to fight off dehydration.
For the Stingrays (when they come in close to spawn in the summer there are sometimes hundreds) you can lessen your chances of being hit by shuffling your feet rather then stepping. (If you step on one you are going to get hit). If it feels you coming by shuffling your feet or you merely bump it, it's more likely to just swim away. If you do get hit it's very painful and the spine breaks off in the wound. DO NOT TRY TO REMOVE THE SPINE YOURSELF!!!! Get it done at the closest Hospital Emergency Room. You can instantly releave the pain by submerging your foot (the hits are most often in the foot or ankle) in warm, soapy water. Trust me, you'll know when the water begins to cool off.
For Jelly fish up to and including the "Man-of-War" I use a trick I learned a long time ago diving in So California. A lot of people think that a jelly fish uses some type of acid like substance, not so, you are actually being stung (thousands if not millions of times, all at once). If you were to look at the Jelly like substance left on your skin under a microscope you would see an uncountable number of tiny translucent balls. When they come in contact with your skin,or whatever, they fire a tiny barb. You ARE being stung. The up side is that these tiny organisms are almost pure protein and are therefore easily treated in an emergency situation.
Among the regular things, every beach first aid kit should have two things in common, a small bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide and a bottle of Adolph's Meat Tenderizer. For the Jelly fish hit, pour the Adolph's onto the area liberally. It kills the organisms instantly on contact and releaves the pain. Then, with the back (dull side) of a knife blade, gently scrape the effected area clean. If the victim has been seriously hit (I once saw a little girl fall into one that had washed up on the beach) they can go into shock very quickly so they need to be treated for it until the EMT's or Lifeguards can get there.
That's only a few that work. If anyone has any more please post them. You might just save someone a lot of suffering and maybe even their life.
Deepsix
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