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[*] posted on 4-6-2014 at 09:46 PM


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Hot water definitely works, but any source of heat should be considered if you're not close to a hot water source. I when stepped on a ray, I was on a beach that was 30 minutes away from hot water. I have heard of people wrapping the foot in a t-shirt and placing it on the hot hood of a car. Hot pavement/cement/stone/sand also works. Heat is the key to neutralize the protein in the toxin, wherever you can find it. It doesn't have to be water.
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[*] posted on 4-7-2014 at 10:50 AM


From some old Baja remedies for sting ray wounds.....



first - shuffling those feet while wading will eliminate almost all chance of surprising a sting ray or skate.

If you do get barbed it hurts a lot, but not necessarily dangerous as long as it doesn't get any infection. Adolph's meat tenderizer and/or urine does help for an immediate pain reliever. Then you should soak the injured foot in hot water...as hot as you can stand...the pain will go away instantly as long as you can keep the foot in the water. Within an hour or two the pain will be gone.

Binding with lime juice and the squished lime has shown good results, too.

Farmacia solutions:
- antibiotic - Prispen 500mg (1 @ 8 hours to fight infection)
- anti inflammatory - Flamas(? - napracizon?) 500mg (1@8 hours to bring down swelling)




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[*] posted on 4-10-2014 at 05:18 PM


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From some old Baja remedies for sting ray wounds.....



first - shuffling those feet while wading will eliminate almost all chance of surprising a sting ray or skate.

If you do get barbed it hurts a lot, but not necessarily dangerous as long as it doesn't get any infection. Adolph's meat tenderizer and/or urine does help for an immediate pain reliever. Then you should soak the injured foot in hot water...as hot as you can stand...the pain will go away instantly as long as you can keep the foot in the water. Within an hour or two the pain will be gone.

Binding with lime juice and the squished lime has shown good results, too.

Farmacia solutions:
- antibiotic - Prispen 500mg (1 @ 8 hours to fight infection)
- anti inflammatory - Flamas(? - napracizon?) 500mg (1@8 hours to bring down swelling)


Which is what we did for my amigo, Mike, when he stepped on a skate while wading the South Beach and got stung in the ankle. Poor guy...wounded but well-cared for by our first aid team and recovered fast.



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[Edited on 4-11-2014 by Pompano]




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