Jellyfish on vacation in Primorye: how to minimize problems

Summer in Primorye in full swing, the sea and beaches beckon vacationers. But there are already cases when the summer nega is disturbed by jellyfish. Up to 20 appeals per day are recorded by Vladivostok emergency medical specialists in connection with jellyfish in Primorye.

Doctors in the region urge to be more careful when swimming in the sea. In the Primorsky Krai, cases of conjugation of jellyfish are recorded (note: this is the name of the interaction of jellyfish with other creatures).

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Where dangerous jellyfishes are found in the Primorsky Krai Territory

Medus, which cause problems (for example, crosses) are found in small waters, and are also well-heated in the sea, where there. In the open sea, where there is current and no grass. But even in these cases there are exceptions. You can get contact with this marine inhabitant, even swimming from the boat at a decent distance from the shore.

What are jellyfish dangerous?

Contact with the jellyfish is not poisoning, but getting the stinging secretion of the jellyfish on the human skin, which leads to a certain clinical picture.

> There are three main forms of reaction to jellyfish:

• painful,
• cough,
• mixed,
• also distinguish the fourth form - a local allergic reaction in which a weakened jellyfish causes only a slight redness of the skin.

Antihistamines can be used to relieve symptoms, but with a strong reaction you should contact a medical institution. Specialists will determine what assistance the victim needs.

To rest in Primorye is not overshadowed by a meeting with marine inhabitants, be careful, especially in shallow water: jellyfish-peasants live in places overgrown with aquatic vegetation, near the coast.

If you still stung by a jellyfish, you can get medical care in the following ways:

• Contact the clinic.
• In emergency cases, if your condition has deteriorated significantly, it is strongly recommended to call the ambulance team by phone 112 or 103.

Please note that the treatment of the consequences of stinging of jellyfish are engaged in physicians and therapeutic department. In the emergency room with a jellyfish you can contact if, in addition to the sting, an injury was received in the water.

 

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