How do you treat a wound from a sting ray? or Jellyfish?!
Question: How do you treat a wound from a sting ray.? or Jellyfish.?
Last week my cousin was hit by either a sting ray or jelly fish and he had a lot of pain on his right foot. I was sadden to see him in such pain and the fact that i didn't know how to treat it. usually I never had a problem but this is something I do not know how to treat. Please help.Health Question & Answer
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I work for St. Johns county Marine Rescue so you can take my answers as being legit. For a jellyfish sting DO NOT!!!! put fresh water on it all that will do is prolong the sting, you need to put salt water or a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water, other than that there isn't much to treat them. and for a stingray you can tell if it is a stingray sting because there will be a mark that looks either like a J or a T thats it nothing else. if thats your case soak the area in the hottest water you can stand for 30 minutes and then take it out and do it again in 30 min, and you should be good to go. Health Question & Answer
The only thing I've heard of that helps is Bactine. Health Question & Answer