What if I get stung by a jellyfish?

Jellyfish is a very beautiful aquatic animal, its body is like a transparent umbrella. They can be found in tropical waters, temperate waters, shallow waters, oceans about 100 meters deep and even freshwater areas. They existed as early as 650 million years ago, even earlier than dinosaurs. Let's take a look at what to do if we are stung by jellyfish.

Is it poisonous if you are stung by a jellyfish?

Poisoned by jellyfish stings. There are stinging cells on the surface of jellyfish tentacles and perioral tissue, and the stinging cells contain stinging wire sacs that store venom, which can inject venom into human or animal bodies through stinging wire sacs, which produce a variety of biological toxic effects on cardiovascular, blood, nerve, muscle and so on. Jellyfish toxin has lethal activity, hemolytic activity, cardiovascular toxicity, hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity, enzyme activity and so on. Rash, redness, swelling, pruritus, pain, low blood pressure, even dyspnea, fainting, shock and death can occur after being stung.

What if I get stung by a jellyfish?

1. Remove the tentacles: first of all, if the tentacles of the jellyfish are still hanging on the skin, try to remove them, but make sure that the injured person does not move, wear gloves to remove them under certain conditions, or gently separate the tentacles from the skin with thick clothes, tweezers, sticks, etc.

2. Rinse with sea water: then rinse the stinging area with sea water to inhibit the activity of unemitted thorn cells on the skin, such as fresh water has the opposite effect. Any move to change the salt concentration balance of the solution inside and outside the thorn cell may stimulate the thorn sac to eject and release more venom.

3. Scraping cells: if possible, use a knife or something like a razor or card to gently separate the prickle cells from the skin, and smear them with shaving bubbles or soap foam before shaving. Rinse again with sea water, vinegar or salt water solution after scraping.

4. take medicine: finally, let the stung area dry naturally, take some antihistamine drugs such as diphenhydramine, or apply hydrocortisone cream, wash the open wound every day in the follow-up treatment, and apply antibiotic ointment to prevent bacterial infection.

What are the most poisonous jellyfish?

1. Box jellyfish: each tentacle of the box jellyfish has enough toxin to kill 50 people and can stop human cardiopulmonary function within 3 minutes. At least 5567 people have died of this animal since 1884, causing a higher death rate than snakes, sharks and saltwater crocodiles.

2. Monk hat jellyfish: the deadly toxins secreted by the monk hat jellyfish are the tiny stinging cells in the tentacles. Although the toxins secreted by a single stinging cell are negligible, the toxins accumulated by thousands of stinging cells are as intense as any poisonous snakes in the world today.

3. Sand jellyfish: the adult umbrella diameter of sand jellyfish is 25-60 cm, with a maximum of nearly 1 meter. the surface of the outer umbrella is smooth, the glue layer is thick and hard, and its stinging cells are highly poisonous. after being stung, the skin is red and swollen, painful and itchy, severe shock, and even death.

4. Lion bristle jellyfish: lion bristle jellyfish is a kind of creature that can cause death, but it seldom moves where humans go in and out. The stinging cells on the tentacles contain poison needles and sacs containing venom, and the venom enters the human body and quickly paralyzes and dies.