Stingmate jellyfish sting treatment product is proving effective in the field according to reports from lifeguards that use it. This is a photo I took of the product I own. I hope I never have to use it!
Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com.
Getting stung by a jellyfish is enough to ruin your day at the beach, so finding a way to prevent and to treat stings is a high priority for the folks at Stingmate. They are constantly testing their product and listening to feedback from first responders who use it in the field to treat jellyfish stings.
Ron Adley over at Stingmate keeps me in the loop and often sends me reports with the latest news. I thought I’d share this one with you. It comes from Jeffrey Scabarozi, Chief of Ocean Rescue, Brevard County, Florida Fire Rescue. Here is what he wrote in an email to Mr. Adley at Stingmate:
“… over the past couple of days I have had a chance to use the product on myself and injured patrons. I have to tell you the product works great. I was stung on the upper leg, put some on and the pain went away. As for the patrons that were stung, they expressed that the pain was gone within 30 seconds to a minute.”
Here is one of Stingmate's test subjects with a live jellyfish's tentacles laid across his arms. Photo courtesy of Stingmate.
Applying Stingmate after being stung by a jellyfish. Photo courtesy of Stingmate.
Using a credit card to scrape off the Stingmate gel and any remaining jellyfish tentacles. Notice that there are no red sting marks on the arm where the subject was stung. That's good. Photo courtesy of Stingmate.
Here is what an untreated sting would look like. This was from a cannonball jelly, which gives an extremely mild sting. Photo sent to me by Mr. Smedrock, who bumped the jelly while paddling his surfboard. He said it stung for about 6 hours. He could have used some Stingmate!
SafeSea lotion is another jellyfish product made by a different company. It prevents the jellies from stinging you, so it is a preventative rather than a sting treatment. Here I photographed both the SafeSea lotion with and without sunscreen with a bottle of Stingmate in between.
SafeSea lotion – http://buysafesea.com/
Stingmate jellyfish sting neutralizing gel – http://www.stingmate.com/
Note: Stingmate and SafeSea are completely different products made by two entirely different and unrelated companies. SafeSea is manufactured in Israel. Stingmate is manufactured by First Aid Mates, LLC, right here in the United States.
Below is a short video I created about Stingmate and SafeSea:
Jellyfish Sting Protection Products from David McRee on Vimeo.
Disclaimer: I have NO financial interest in the sale or promotion of these products. However, both products were provided to me a year or so ago by the manufacturers at no cost to me simply because I present a lot of free information about jellyfish. I think they are worthwhile and will not hesitate to use them if my current jellyfish avoidance techniques one day fail me.
