Irukanji jellyfish

[sinkweight]

I did a little bit of reading on this little bastard. Evidently, intravenous applications of magnesium and magnesium derivatives are being tested and researched as a preliminary antidote or antivenom. I'll try and find the link again. I didn't have the chance to read the whole thing.

[Murat]

When it sting me i felt 10000 volts passed from my lips to my brain, i wonder if memory loss is side effect, since then i lost my abbility to remmember a little


No i am not OLD!!!

[escudo]

Ref: my post of July 28th, 2005 (escudo)

I just viewed another documentary on Box jellies and Irukanji/Irukandji, and learned that the smaller cousin to the Box jelly, while about 50 times smaller, is 300 times more venomous.

In addition, instead of injecting the toxins from over the entire surface of the injection barb, the Irukanji's venom is injected like a hypodermic...from the very tip. This suggests to me there is no chance for some of the venom to be depleted in surface clothing. If it penetrates the skin, it is ALL injected into the victim.

This 300:1 toxicity ratio may be offset by some tradeoffs between injector size, number of stingers per tentacle, toxin capacity per stinger, etc., but at the very least it demonstrates the leveraged danger of the smaller jelly and the difficulties of creating universal anti-venins.

(documentary featured Dr. Jamie Seymour, Digital Dimensions Production)

[ajwaverider]

I watched the docu on Discovery and after the two researchers got stung I knew it wasn't something I wanted to tangle with.That jelly is like an invisable killer.

[jgroberg]

Dr. Seymour has an extensive amount of information on Irukanji posted on the James Cook University website, have a look:

TASRU - Chironex, Irukandji and other box jellyfish information

[Gyro]

All great advice and experiences. Sr. Escudo you are absolutely correct about the increase in BP. Unfortunately urine vinegar will have very little affect do to the small size of the integral compresses of the skin. Documented studies do show however that hot compresses help to relieve the extreme vasoconstriction (decrease of diameter of the vasculature). As well as an increase of fluids. Ultimately movement needs to be extremely limited and proper care should be achieved as soon as possible.