Citation

Little M. Emerg. Med. Australas. 2008; 20(1): 78-80.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Caboolture Hospital, Caboolture, Queensland, Australia. mark_little@health.qld.gov.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.01053.x

PMID

18251731

Abstract

Jellyfish stings remains a common envenoming, and yet confusion appears to exist in the community as to the correct first aid. Current guidelines from the Australian Resuscitation Council still recommends ice for most jellyfish stings, although there appears to belittle evidence to support this. There is more evidence supporting the use of hot water. More research is required to simplify first aid for jellyfish stings.

Language: en