Bob writes: "If you really want some sea fun ask our Ozzie friends about Sea Wasps and Box Jellies!! Bob Denton writes: " If you really want some sea fun ask our Ozzie friends about Sea Wasps and Box Jellies!!" You've drawn me in Bob! My handy bedside volume "Venomous Creatures of Australia" by Dr Struan Sutherland, records 60 of the less friendly animals in this part of the world. The box jelly fish, or sea wasp, Chironex Fleckeri, has this at the start of the entry:- "Since 1900 more than 70 people have died suddenly and painfully from Box Jellyfish stings in northern Australian waters. Many children have died within minutes of being stung. The average of Box Jellyfish victims in Queensland is 14. No one should swim in tropical waters when the local people warn that the time of year and conditions of the sea are right for this deadly creature to come close to the shore". The first aid treatment requires flooding the stung area with vinegar for at least 30 seconds, applying a pressure immobilisation bandage (not over any stings untreated with vinegar) splinting the bandaged limb and immobilising the victim. It does not include rubbing tentacles off with sand. Lifeguards patrolling beaches where there is a risk keep vinegar available, and have been known to wear panty hose to prevent stings to themselves. Justifiable cross-dressing. > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 05 2000 - 14:17:42 PST
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