Comments on: How to treat a stingray wound http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/09/06/how-to-treat-a-stingray-wound/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charles R. McCreary http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/09/06/how-to-treat-a-stingray-wound/comment-page-1/#comment-16736 Charles R. McCreary Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:37:22 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=366#comment-16736 If you are far out in the Texas bays wadefishing and get whacked by a stingray, one source of hot water is the tattle-tale stream of water from your boat motor. It's the small stream of water coming from the rear of the engine housing that tells you your engine's water pump is working. Fill a cooler with the stream and soak foot/lower leg while heading back to the marina and thence to the emergency room. Better yet, do the Texas Shuffle. While wading in Texas bays and even in the gulf, shuffle your feet. Instead of stepping on a sting ray, you will nudge them and they will swim off (usually). If you are far out in the Texas bays wadefishing and get whacked by a stingray, one source of hot water is the tattle-tale stream of water from your boat motor. It’s the small stream of water coming from the rear of the engine housing that tells you your engine’s water pump is working.

Fill a cooler with the stream and soak foot/lower leg while heading back to the marina and thence to the emergency room.

Better yet, do the Texas Shuffle. While wading in Texas bays and even in the gulf, shuffle your feet. Instead of stepping on a sting ray, you will nudge them and they will swim off (usually).

]]> By: John http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/09/06/how-to-treat-a-stingray-wound/comment-page-1/#comment-6246 John Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:44:05 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=366#comment-6246 The nurse I mentioned also said that a spray bottle with vinegar would be useful for combating the venom from animals not covered by the hot water treatment. (Unfortunately I forget which animals these were.) I suppose these venoms are alkaline and the acid from the vinegar neutralizes the pH. He said that in other parts of the world, a wider variety of treatments would be necessary, but along the Texas coast nearly everything could be treated by heat or vinegar. The nurse I mentioned also said that a spray bottle with vinegar would be useful for combating the venom from animals not covered by the hot water treatment. (Unfortunately I forget which animals these were.) I suppose these venoms are alkaline and the acid from the vinegar neutralizes the pH.

He said that in other parts of the world, a wider variety of treatments would be necessary, but along the Texas coast nearly everything could be treated by heat or vinegar.

]]> By: Sarah E http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/09/06/how-to-treat-a-stingray-wound/comment-page-1/#comment-6237 Sarah E Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:44:49 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=366#comment-6237 That's really useful! So perhaps a couple of those chem heatpacks would be a good addition to my beach kit. Supposedly it's also helpful to neutralize the toxin by applying some baking soda. That’s really useful! So perhaps a couple of those chem heatpacks would be a good addition to my beach kit. Supposedly it’s also helpful to neutralize the toxin by applying some baking soda.

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