Tthe sting comes from sea ​​urchin, jellyfish THE ogress it’s enough to spoil a day at sea and the ones that follow if we don’t deal with it in a timely and effective manner. And because various popular myths still persist today, the general family physician Konstantina Nafplioti MD, PhDhe made sure to refute them in a very helpful post on Instagram and replace them with medical advice.
That’s why he wrote the caption in his post:
“the sea ​​urchins they are small, sea animals with limestone round shells with spines found in all the oceans of the world. They live in the mud at the bottom or in areas with algae or on rocks, at relatively shallow depths. So if you step on a sea urchin, first of all, stay calm. There is no reason to worry, although the pain may be great. Follow the instructions carefully to remove the spines, but even if some spines remain inside the skin, don’t worry, they will fall off on their own in time.
“The jellyfish marine organisms (gelatinous zooplankton). Their tentacles are covered in sacs filled with venom, which can cause a painful, sometimes fatal sting. They do not intend to attack people, most stings occur when people accidentally touch a jellyfish.
» The symptom after contact – stimulation jellyfish this can include: burning pain, severe redness of the skin and sometimes the appearance of jellyfish marks on your skin.
“Symptoms after a wasp sting can include: burning pain, severe redness of the skin and sometimes the appearance of a low imprint on your skin.”
» Follow the instructions carefully!
“The dracaenas they enjoy living lazily under the sea. They are covered in sand, they don’t stand, they don’t move and we always “fall” on them. Thrushes have poison on their (stiff) upper wing antennae. At the exact point where it stood out from the sand and we stepped. The poison of these fish acts on the human nervous system and the blood. The main symptoms are severe and lasting pain, weakness, vomiting and high fever (rarely), the skin becomes red and locally swollen. Dracaena poison, when heated above 50 degrees Celsius, is inactive. But even as hours pass, the thread weakens.
» We avoid beaches with a serious problem jellyfish.
“We are NOT walking no shoes of stones.
»We always have one available Kit completion NEED for dealing with them.
»If we continue in great pain, we will visit him doctor».
Some of the tips he gives in his post images:
Intent:
–We don’t push the injured area.
– We took care of him as directly as we could – in the beginning, we cleaned him a little alcohol.
– Let’s soak it for 30-90 minutes hot water.
-Remove the thorns one by one tweezers which we disinfect with fire or alcohol but not we will use NEEDLE and other sharp objects.
-If we can’t remove all the thorns at first, we apply olive oil in place and continue the rest.
– Rub the wound on soap and water and rinse with fresh water.
-If we watch symptoms of infection like pus and redness, we visit the doctor.
-If a thorn got into the bony web, you probably need it in surgery decrease.
Ogres:
– We asked HELP from others around us to be away from the sea.
– We are doing well local cleaning.
– We remove anything translations of thorns.
-We will flood the place heat water (45-60 degrees) for 30-60 minutes.
– We contacted him doctor to us.
-The pain from dracaena poison is so severe that it can even cause it fainted.
Ride:
– Wash the area thoroughly with sea ​​waterwithout rubbing.
-We applied a mixture of sea water and Cooking of sodaif possible.