Beware of painful jellyfish stings at Songkhla’s Samila Beach

By THE NATION

 

 

For some tourists visiting Samila Beach in Songkhla’s Meuang district, holiday turned to pain after they were stung by blue bottle jellyfish amid complaints that there were no agencies to provide assistance or warn visitors at this famous tourist attraction.

 

One of the unlucky tourists was a 7-year-old girl.

 

“A jellyfish stung my 7-year-old daughter on her arm while she was swimming at the beach around 3.30pm,” a female tourist who asked not to be named told a news reporter yesterday (June 28). “There are no warning signs at the beach so we didn’t realise that we have to look out for jellyfish. On top of this, I don’t know any first aid instructions for jellyfish stings,” she complained.

 

 

“As my daughter cried out in pain, there were luckily food merchants there who told me that vinegar and beach morning glory leaves can treat jellyfish poison. They even went to a nearby 7-11 store and bought a bottle of vinegar for my daughter, besides helping pluck the leaves and spending around 15 minutes providing her first aid until she got better,” the woman said.

 

“A lot of people don’t know how to treat jellyfish stings,” said one of the beach merchants. “Do not rub the wound or wash it with fresh water as the burn will worsen, only vinegar can do the trick.

 

“Local agencies should step in and put up warning signs at the beach during this jellyfish season, as visitors are starting to pour in after the Covid-19 lockdown was lifted,” he added. “Furthermore, they should set up a first-aid unit at the beach to provide proper medical assistance to victims of jellyfish stings, as many people may unknowingly worsen their wounds by using fresh water.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30390454

 

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If no 7/11 near just pee on it

5 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

If no 7/11 near just pee on it

unfortunately that kindly act could be misconstrued if you whipped your tackle out and peed over a 7 year old girls arm..........

8 hours ago, webfact said:

“A lot of people don’t know how to treat jellyfish stings,”

A lot of people don't know any first aid, parents should wisen up a bit and learn the basics, it could save theirs or someone else's child... first aid books are widely available for everyday accidents like this.

 

White wine saved my life (they wanted to pee on me, I asked for their wine), when I got stung to near death in the Philippines. <deleted> that people don´t know what to do, everyone knows what to do.

After 15 years of education we never once did a day of first aid.  Sorry little girl.

Yep pour vinegar on the effected area problem solved, Northern Australian beaches have bottles of vinegar at the ready on wooded posts in the sand for this