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Wilderness: Stingray Sting (cont.)

Medical Author:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
N Stuart Harris, MD, MFA
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Kimo Takayesu, MD

Stingray Sting Symptoms

  • The person feels immediate, sharp, excruciating pain that peaks in 1-2 hours.


  • The wound bleeds.


  • The wounded area may become swollen and may turn blue or red.


  • Lymph nodes may become swollen.


  • Symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, muscle cramps, tremors, paralysis, fainting, seizures, elevated heart rate, and decreased blood pressure may develop. Death may even occur.

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