Recognize the Dangers and First Aid in Mouse Bite Wounds

Have you ever felt pain or swelling in some parts of the body after playing in the shallow sea? It could be that you experience a stingray. Sting sting is usually harmless, but you still need to give first aid so that the wound does not get worse.

Stingrays are flat-shaped fish like a disc with fins that resemble wings. Stingrays can live in sea water or fresh water. Stingrays are most often found in tropical seas. Stingray stings occur most often on the beach, and can cause injury or injury.

Stingray's tail is long, thin, and tapered, like a whip. At the tip of the tail, there are one or more thorns which are covered by a membrane. Every thorn contains poison. Stingray's tail can produce a strong and very painful sting. Generally, stingrays will only sting if disturbed or stepped on by swimmers.

Signs of Stingray Stings

If stung by a stingray, you may experience the following symptoms:

• Severe pain which can last up to 2 days on the stung part of the body
• Bleeding in the stung area
• Swelling around the sting location
• Redness or blueness at the sting location
• Dizziness
• Muscle cramps or weakness of limbs
• Seizure

In many cases, stings occur when stingrays are trampled by people playing water on the beach. Therefore, the majority of injury sites occur in the legs and feet.

However, stinging injuries can also occur in the another body, for example in the hand. The sting on the hands is generally experienced by fishermen.

First Aid in Sting Sting

You don't need to worry too much if sting stingray. As a first aid kit for stingray, do the following steps:

1. Clean the wound with seawater

While still in the water, wash the wound with sea water to remove thorns and pieces of stingray's body. After that, immediately out of the water. If there are still spines or pieces of stingray body left behind, slowly release.

2. Stop bleeding

If bleeding appears, immediately apply pressure over the wound or cover the wound with a cloth to stop the bleeding.

3. Soak the wound with warm water

warm water can dissolve the remaining poison and can relieve pain. However, do not soak the wound with warm water for more than 90 minutes or with water that is too hot, because the skin can get burns.

4. Cover the wound with a bandage

Before closing the wound, clean the wound first with clean water and soap. After wound care is done, cover the wound with a bandage, but don't plaster it too tightly.

When do you need to see a doctor?

Generally, stinging wounds will sting improved after you did the first aid step above. However, immediately check to the doctor if you experience an allergic reaction to the symptoms in below this:

• Difficulty breathing
• Nausea
• Itching
• Dizziness

If the allergic reaction is severe enough, you may experience a decrease in consciousness. Therefore, you need to be immediately taken to the emergency room at the hospital.

If there are still stingrays on the patient's body, the doctor will pull out the thorn. Sometimes doctors need to do an X-ray or CT scan in an area that has a stingray sting. If necessary, the doctor will give additional antitethus injections, pain medications, and antibiotics.

Basically, stingrays are harmless. However, this fish can sting when disturbed. To avoid the sting of a stingray, you should be careful when on the beach or at sea. If you get stung or find someone stung by a stingray, do first aid immediately.

Written by:

dr. Sonny Seputra, M.Ked.Klin, Sp.B, FINACS (Surgery Specialist)

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