{"id":798,"date":"2023-03-28T22:59:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T21:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/?p=798"},"modified":"2023-03-28T22:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T21:59:04","slug":"how-to-deal-with-a-jellyfish-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/how-to-deal-with-a-jellyfish-sting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to deal with a jellyfish sting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sting it on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"438\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay.jpg 778w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay.jpg 778w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/03\/jellyfishpixabay-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSomething just touched my foot!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a statement proclaimed from even the most confident sea swimmer when venturing into the UK\u2019s coastal waters and spotting a certain scary sea creature: the jellyfish.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Marine Conservation Society, there has been <a href=\"https:\/\/media.mcsuk.org\/documents\/Wildlife_Sightings_Report_PR.pdf\">a record-breaking number of jellyfish<\/a> bobbing around our favourite beaches. If that sentence alone filled you with fear, then we\u2019re here to tell you that there\u2019s no need to stay away from the beach this summer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, a rising number of jellies are swarming UK coastlines, but jellyfish are, overall, relatively harmless. In fact Martin Attrill, marine biologist and lecturer at Plymouth University, has come to the creature\u2019s defence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJellyfish are an entirely natural component of the UK\u2019s plankton and are important predators,\u201d Martin says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also says the reason we notice them is that they drift with currents and winds, and if they come across land (such as a bay), they can get stuck leading to numbers building up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a chance, however, that an encounter with a jellyfish may result in a nasty sting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ve turned to South Cornwall lifeguard supervisor, Abby Mundell, to give us some advice on how to deal with a jellyfish zap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What do you do when you get stung by a jellyfish?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abby Mundell: It\u2019s very boring but just rinse it in sea water. Make sure it is not fresh water though as it can make it worse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Why not fresh water?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AM: Ice and cold water can cause the stingers to release more venom and cause more pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: We\u2019ve all seen that Friends episode with Monica getting stung by a jelly &#8212; does  peeing on it actually help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AM: Well, we don\u2019t get taught about that in lifeguarding! What I do know is you shouldn\u2019t rub on it as the stingers can release more venom. Some people say to use vinegar, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best action to take is to rinse with salt water, remove stingers with tweezers, and then apply an antihistamine cream. Lifeguards are trained to help with these situations, and if the injury gets worse, please seek medical help.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more info on jellyfish, read the full article in the <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/cardiffmagazinejournalism\/docs\/gorp_3_pdfs?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=cardiffjournalism.co.uk\">latest summer issue of GORP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Cornwall lifeguard supervisor, Abby Mundell, gives us her top tips on how to treat a jellyfish sting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":951,"featured_media":800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[110,109,59,78],"class_list":["post-798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-tos","tag-beach","tag-jellyfish","tag-safety","tag-sea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/951"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":801,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions\/801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/gorp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}