When summer comes, people like to swim in the sea to catch cold, and they can often see the soft, white plankton floating in the sea. These little creatures have a lot of "leg" to stimulate it shrink, seemingly very fun, little imagine, once you touch it, it will release the venom, stick to your hand or can cause acupuncture the same feeling, this is you have the jellyfish stings. If the swimmer is not aware and continues to touch, the area of stings will be further enlarged and the risk factors will be greatly increased.
Jellyfish also known as jellyfish, is a Marine coelenterate animals, summer and autumn most active. A small jellyfish is only as big as a fingernail. A large jellyfish can be more than 1 meter in diameter and weigh more than 100 kilograms. Jellyfish tentacles nematocyst contains venom, can release inflammatory factor, after touching, poison was stabbed into the body, sting minutes after the tickling, numbness, burning, and skin appears erythema, papules, urticaria, followed by bruises, petechiae, and even blisters, line shaped distribution. Skin damage lasts for 1 to 2 weeks before it subsides. If a large area of the whole body is stabbed, nausea, muscle pain or even shock may occur.
When stung, rinse the affected area immediately with an alkaline lotion, such as sodium bicarbonate, soapy water or alum. If the body is small area stings, can adopt the method of cold wet apply, such as ice agent, including three and been used Chinese medicine, such as alum lotion or magnetic therapy cupping method, can help patients relieve symptoms quickly. However, if the area of stings is large and accompanied by chest tightness and suffocation, emergency treatment should be carried out in a timely manner in the hospital, so as not to delay the rescue.