Successful use of heat as first aid for tropical Australian jellyfish stings.

Mark Little, Richard Fitzpatrick, Jamie Seymour

Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology 2016 Nov

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Currently the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) recommends dousing with vinegar followed by ice as first aid for jellyfish stings in tropical Australia, with limited evidence to support this recommendation (Li et al., 2013). We report our successful experience in using hot water immersion as first aid in treating two people stung by venomous tropical Australian jellyfish, one by Chironex fleckeri and one by Carukia barnesi. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Mark Little, Richard Fitzpatrick, Jamie Seymour. Successful use of heat as first aid for tropical Australian jellyfish stings. Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 2016 Nov;122:142-144