Jellyfish stings - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年5月14日 · Most often jellyfish stings cause instant pain and inflamed marks on the skin. Some stings may cause more whole-body (systemic) illness. And in rare cases they're life-threatening. Most jellyfish stings get better over a few days or weeks with home treatment. Severe reactions likely need emergency medical care. Symptoms of jellyfish stings include:
Jellyfish Sting: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Jellyfish don’t usually mean to sting humans. They sting when you brush up against them while swimming or walking along the beach. Most jellyfish stings are harmless. But some jellyfish stings can cause serious harm. If you or someone you’re with is stung, get help right away.
Jellyfish stings - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年5月14日 · 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. Keep the affected skin immersed or in a hot shower until the pain eases, which might be 20 to 45 minutes.
First Aid Treatment for Jellyfish Stings - WebMD
2024年6月12日 · You need antivenin (also called antivenom) for Australian box jellyfish stings. Get to an ER and get the antivenin as quickly as you can. How to Treat a Sting on or Near Your Eyes. It’s OK to...
Jellyfish Sting: Symptoms, Treatments, and More - Healthline
2018年8月29日 · If you’re stung by a jellyfish and start to feel dizzy or nauseous, pay close attention. Jellyfish sting symptoms, especially from more dangerous species, can escalate quickly.
Jellyfish Stings Pictures, Pain Symptoms, Types, and Treatment
2017年4月27日 · Jellyfish (Chrysaora) are free-swimming, non-aggressive, gelatinous marine animals surrounded by tentacles. These tentacles are covered with sacs (nematocysts or stinging cells) that are filled with poison (venom) that can cause a …
Jellyfish sting: Treatment and first aid - Medical News Today
2017年8月29日 · Most jellyfish stings are painful but not dangerous. A few jellyfish, however, release powerful venom into the skin. The stings of these species, if left untreated, can be dangerous or even...
Jellyfish Stings: Symptoms & Treatment | Red Cross - American Red Cross
Learn how to help a person experiencing a jellyfish sting with these steps from the Red Cross. Be prepared and sign up for a first aid course today!
Wilderness: Jellyfish Sting - WebMD
2024年6月3日 · Jellyfish have stingers that are capable of piercing the skin and leaving a toxic venom that result in red, painful welts in the area of contact – in this case, on the patient’s arm. Venoms...
Jellyfish Stings (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth
While jellyfish stings are painful, most are not emergencies. Expect pain, red marks, itching, numbness, or tingling with a typical sting. But stings from some types of jellyfish — such as the box jellyfish (also called sea wasp) — are very dangerous, and can even be deadly.