> Tony wrote; > I have heard that some surfers pee on jellyfish stings. Is there some > benefit from uric acid or is that just a macho thing? > Urine, vinegar (with the highest percentage of acidity content you can find), alcohol,meat tenderizer,ammonia all could be used for the initial treatment of jellyfish, certain corals and anemones stings. The liquids mentioned above can help with the immediate reduction of pain. It is said that you should not remove any of the tentacles at this point, if removal is attempted you could release more nematocysts that are triggered causing additional injury. The best procedure it seems is to trap them by powdering the affected area with talcum, flour,sand or dirt which is allowed to dry for a minute or two. The affected area is then scraped clean. One should not rub the affected area or use water or wet sand as this will only activate any remaining nematocysts Arthur Hebert www.lacostadelgolfo.com > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 22 2002 - 14:23:35 PST
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