Bluebottle and minor jellyfish

What to do if you get stung by a blue bottle?

Bluebottle and minor jellyfish

  1. Wash the sting site with sea water and remove any tentacles.
  2. Immerse the sting or run hot water on the skin for 20 minutes. Make sure the hot water will not burn the person.
  3. If there is no hot water, an ice pack may help to relieve the pain.

How painful are blue bottle stings?

A sting from a bluebottle causes an immediate sharp pain and acute inflammatory skin reaction, which has a linear appearance (Figure 1). The pain is worsened if the tentacles are moved or the area rubbed. The intense pain can last from minutes to many hours, and can be followed by a dull ache involving the joints.

Should you pee on a blue bottle sting?

The answer is no. Our urine can either be acidic or alkaline, and when the latter, could make the sting worse by stimulating more stinging cells to be released. Freshwater should also not be applied to the sting for the same reason. The correct protocol to treat a bluebottle sting is to find help and a place to rest.

How long do Man O’War stings last?

The welts may last for 1 to 2 weeks, and itchy skin rashes may appear 1 to 4 weeks after the sting. Portuguese man-of-war stings result in a red line with small white sores.

Is bluebottle a jellyfish?

The bluebottle, or Indo-Pacific Man o’ War, is not a jellyfish but a siphonophore, which is a colony of tiny, specialized polyps working together as colonies. The bluebottle is easily recognized by its blue, gas-filled sac (pneumatophore) that floats on the water’s surface.

Does vinegar stop jellyfish stings?

Vinegar is used to stop the venom in stingers. Caution: Do not use ammonia, urine, rubbing alcohol, fresh water or ice. They all can trigger the release of more venom. If you don’t have vinegar, move on to scraping off the stingers.

Does peeing on jellyfish?

A: No. Despite what you may have heard, the idea of peeing on a jellyfish sting to ease the pain is just a myth. Not only are there no studies to support this idea, but pee may even worsen the sting.

What does a jellyfish sting feel like?

Common signs and symptoms of jellyfish stings include: Burning, prickling, stinging pain. Red, brown or purplish tracks on the skin — a “print” of the tentacles’ contact with your skin. Itching.

Does peeing on a jellyfish sting help?

Unfortunately, in the real world treating a jellyfish sting by urinating on it may actually cause someone in Monica’s situation even more pain, rather than relief. Urine can actually aggravate the jellyfish’s stingers into releasing more venom. This cure is, indeed, fiction.

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