Lion Fish Stings

[btw2459]

Sounds like a good idea would be to carry a thermos flask of hot water if there is no way to get it from the manifold or as was said before a heat pack

 

[Xaryo]

the warmest water you can endure for approx 1 hous is the key. The thing is to "cook" the venom, which is a protein. Being cooked, its structure will be modified, rendering it innactive. That's what DAN said when I got stung.

I also took 5 advil (ibuprofen) and 5 benadryl in 2 shot before going to bed.

ON the morning, I had blisters, and swelling but the pain from the stung was gone, just the throbbing, from the swelling. To this day, I still have consequence from that encounter (lack of sensitivity in the finger and faster freezing)

 

[gekodivebali]

Stung by a devil scorpionfish. Knee was black after 20 minutes. Applied really hot water for 40 min +. Had anti tetanos then antibiotic stings at hospital. Was diving the next day ;-)

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

I am told heat packs do not get hot enough to break down the proteins in the toxins. Otherwise, as all others have mentioned.. hottest water you can handle..

 

[triplecove]

I was waiting for someone to say "just pee on it" and everything will be ok I got that advice after my son got stung by some jelly fish on the south side of the cape

 

[macado]

Like others have said, water as hot as you can stand (obviously without burning yourself). The hot water denatures the proteins in lionfish venom. If you're on a boat, a good way to do this is from the engine exhaust.

Venomous Lionfish Sting


Source: Been stung before, hot water helps a lot. Time also critical, try to get the sting in hot water as soon as you can.

 

[Wookie]

I was waiting for someone to say "just pee on it" and everything will be ok I got that advice after my son got stung by some jelly fish on the south side of the cape

If you had taken rescue course or the DAN first aid for diving accidents, you'd know that pee (urine) works on stings from nematacysts, but not on envenomations. Vinegar or meat tenderizor work better than urine on stings, but everyone has urine around. The nearest grocery store may be a ways away. The advice given for your son's stings was correct.

 

[knotical]

If you had taken rescue course or the DAN first aid for diving accidents, you'd know that pee (urine) works on stings from nematacysts, but not on envenomations. Vinegar or meat tenderizor work better than urine on stings, but everyone has urine around. The nearest grocery store may be a ways away. The advice given for your son's stings was correct.

Sorry, I do not find that in my DAN materials. And here are a couple more references that refute it:

Does urine help a jellyfish sting? - University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Fact or Fiction?: Urinating on a Jellyfish Sting is an Effective Treatment: Scientific American

 

[Hank49]

This was quoted from the U of Ark article.

“Despite what anyone tells you, do not apply vinegar, urine or meat tenderizer to the affected area,” UAMS neurosurgeon Dr. T. Glenn Pait says. “Do not rub the area or give the person any medication until checking with a medical professional.”


I disagree with his findings. I routinely have to clean a pipeline we have in the sea for our hatchery intake. It gets all kinds of hydroids growing on it. Even with wetsuit and gloves, we get stung a bit by the broken bits of these as we scrape them off.
One of my guys refused to wear a wetsuit. He was in misery when we got out. I doused him with vinegar and it instantly eased the pain and burning. Same with me.

What do you expect? He's from Arkansas.....

 

[Wookie]

Sorry, I do not find that in my DAN materials. And here are a couple more references that refute it:

Does urine help a jellyfish sting? - University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Fact or Fiction?: Urinating on a Jellyfish Sting is an Effective Treatment: Scientific American

I only know what works, not what the high and mighty tell me. Oh, I see you got that from the internet. My mistake.