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Tip for Today: Treating a Jellyfish Sting

Posted July 16, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Lindsay Hutton

Section: Her Health, Her Motivation, tip for today

With summer comes trips to the beach. Trips to the beach mean lots of sun and swimming…and sometimes jellyfish stings. How can you take the pain out of a sting if you are unfortunate enough to encounter one of these nasty creatures? First, wash the area with water. Apply vinegar, rubbing alcohol, or baking soda. (Check with the lifeguards on duty if you don’t have any of these on hand.) If there are any tentacles embedded in the wound, remove them with tweezers. Reapply vinegar or cortisone cream as needed. Contact your doctor immediately if any of the following symptoms are present: nausea, vomiting, joint pain, headache, shortness of breath, or trouble walking.

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11 Responses to “Tip for Today: Treating a Jellyfish Sting” (Leave a reply)

Tom Lyons from Florida panhandle said:

You can also use meat tenderizer on jelly fish stings
July 16, 2008 at 04:38 PM
Kay Grimaldi from hawaii said:

For jellyfish and portuguese man-of-war stings, meat tenderizer works very well. I always carry a bottle with me for such emergencies.
July 16, 2008 at 07:03 PM
D. Malley from SC said:

My kids an I were stung several times over the years. I always carried a small plasitc container that contained equal parts baking soda and meat tenderizer. When the sting occured I added a little cold water (fresh, not salt) from our cooler and made a paste of it before applying it to the site of the sting. Remember that tentacles can still sting even if detached from the animal, so don’t remove them with your fingers.
July 17, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Fairings from Canada said:

Thanks a lot for giving this information, Malley
September 4, 2008 at 11:35 PM
teak furniture from Canada said:

meat tenderizer, i never knew about this until now. Thanks for the tip.
September 8, 2008 at 04:59 AM
Home Decorations said:

This tip surely will become handy for me especially that my kids loves the beach. Thanks!
September 9, 2008 at 12:32 AM
hieyeglasses said:

Our lifeguards always say that urine works great for jelly fish and sea urchin stings.
September 11, 2008 at 09:30 AM
San Antonio Lawyer said:

Thank you for this nice tip. This will surely be useful to a lot of people. Well done!
September 13, 2008 at 05:10 AM
mitch from garden furniture from canada said:

Thanks for the tips, I love the beach and this will really come out in handy for me.
September 19, 2008 at 03:13 AM
Honda Fairings said:

If you like to swim in the ocean then you should pay attention to this nice tips. Thanks
September 23, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Mayan Palace Riviera Maya said:

Thank you for the tips! Meat tenderizer works well too.

-M from Mexico
October 4, 2008 at 10:39 AM