Well I thought I’d put my story in….10/31/09, out surfing in Solana Beach (San Diego, CA) and could see stingrays fluttering around everywhere. Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411. I soaked in the tub for about an hour and a half, and by then the pain was virtually gone. Another interesting point to this case: X-rays initially taken at the ER did not reveal any stingray barb. We were able to get treatment at the local ER within 90 minutes. I tried to wear a small backpack up from the beach, but got very tired carrying it after just a few minutes. I am not being treated for any of this at this time. It was recommended he go directly to the operating room for incision and drainage with exploration of the wound. (This type of penetration injury should be opened from entry point to exit point) Fig. The Australian bull ray or Southern eagle ray (Myliobatis australis). Med Journal Australia : 151:621-625. When I got hit OUCH!!!! After reading everyone’s stories, I feel lucky it wasn’t worse and I’m guessing I just have to be patient and wait for it to heal. His initial infection took about a week to resolve and he was discharged from the hospital. I am glad it was me and not one of my children. I was stung 4 weeks ago and have the same symptoms as you. I was in waist deep water and a wave just sort of pushed the ray into me. The affected area, which was black and blue for about a week or more, is no longer discolored, but it is still swollen. Doctors in my area have bad reputations, but even the doctors at the beach told me I was fine. I did go to a doctor at the beach, got a tetanus shot, xray, poured hot water over it (looking back, maybe not hot enough or should have submerged my ankle). I’m trying to find out if this is normal. Stingray injuries are usually defensive actions, not attacks. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. It permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (Fig. There are approximately 1,500 stingray stings in the United States every year. Hi, The patient had undergone multiple medical evaluations before an X-ray was obtained. It has been a year ago that I was stung and at times I still have a bit of swelling and redness. Now he has about a 6 inch insession in his leg. then i had to get into a really hot car for about 30 minutes (104 degrees) and suddenly my ankle opposite of where i got stung and my calf swelled up. Lower extremity and foot envenomation is common when fishing in shallow waters off the beach. The only plus in this experience was better seats on the plane ride home and bypassing the lineup in customs at pearson airport ! Yea! The barb can remain or break off in the wound. The condition has been difficult to identify and treat. I do not live near the ocean and if I were to see a local doctor, they would have no idea how to provide post-treatment. 11. One of my friends poured a cold alcoholic drink on it and we blew it off since the pain subsided, No big deal, right? Along with An ankle brace. They normally live in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters, making it possible for them to come in contact with humans. Calls to one expert at the Divers Alert Network (DAN) indicate that it is not uncommon to observe delayed com Stingray injuries usually occur to young males and to the extremities, particularly the dorsal aspect of the foot, ankle, leg, and hands. I got barbed last Tuesday 9/14 in Key West. In the evening, his foot swelling and pain got progressively worse. However, he did not remove the barb, and survived his injury. Only a lite jog. 3) http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/08/15/sting-in-holiday-tale-coast-man-thought-he-would-d/. I have contributed information and pictures of my injury to a Facebook site called ‘I’ve been stung by a Stingray” I work as a Community Worker and I intend to make everyone aware of what they need to do when getting treatment, I wish now the wound was cleaned when I first attended the ER on the 5th of Jan. Thanks for the input Cliff. 3 weeks later on may 21 I went back to the hospital because the area around the wound started swelling and was every shade of red and purple. The wound just swelled shut. Med Journal Australia : 151:621-625. (Fig. Once out of the water the inside of my left foot below my ankle was bleeding profusely. On the 25th, I was told I could put weight on it as tolerated. I am almost 46 and have been going in the Ocean all my life and love it so I guess I was just unlucky. I was put on bactrim ds. Stingray envenomation is a common occurrence. [3], Of course, antibiotic treatment can be tailored to the results of deep tissue samples taken at time of surgery to determine the infective organism. told the ray today was his lucky day and decided to pull in the boat which i did and laid him on his back so he could not strike. I would have been a bit more careful. But having trouble walking. I think my body just needed a little extra boost to heal. I am surprised at how bad my muscles ache, especially in that leg. Further exploration in deeper planes revealed multiple pieces of stingray barb in quadratus plantae, which were removed using a pair of forceps and a small curved mosquito clamp . went to surgery at midnight. Over the next several months it continued to heel. We present the case of a patient stung by a stingray with a prolonged and complicated course and permanent disability due to a retained barb. And was sent home with a prescription of cipro for 10 days. A sea urchin has two defense systems. my sting was completely painless the following day and the day after. There is an estimated 1500 stingray injuries reported annually in the United States. i was stung on 8/8/09 on the side of my foot by what i’m guessing was a very small sting ray. I didn’t even know such a place existed. Stingray Injury Picture #2 Immediate incision and drainage with aggressive debridement after injury. It is recommended that immediate submersion into hot, but not scalding, water will also help to ease the pain of this injury. There was no apparent barb in the wound, but the doc did put me on antibiotics. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged. tincures, compresses ,exc. If you apply pressure on top of the spot it seems to puff up slightly. Me and Cathy have encountered Rays numerous times since her envenomation. I hope that your stingray injury healed without Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of stingray envenomation has also proved to be beneficial. If the injury is not life-threatening, it is important to quickly cleanse the wound and submerge the foot in hot water to deactivate the tissue enzymes that cause pain and tissue necrosis. Since he’s allergic to penicillin they had to prescribe an oral antibiotic vs intermuscular injection. American Family Physician, February, 2004 [Online], 6. Yes it is surprising how little docters know about “wound care” when it comes to stingray envenomation! I wore flip flops and went slow at first, but by the end of Tuesday I was cruising pretty good. I just wonder what this will be like in another 5 years. He delayed initial treatment, continued to fish and developed cellulitis with a painful foot which required hospitalization and surgical treatment. By that time I was in agony, soaked in hot water for 90 mins then no pain. Dr decided not to operate but do a bed side procedure which essentialy was picking at my tiny puncture scab…again taking samples to lab. to try and get a saw to cut the barb off. The stinger barb is made of cartilage and the serrations are directed proximally. hopes this helps some one from going through what im going through. day starts out normal i run my bait traps and get bait fish and load my shark rods in the boat and drive to my favorite shark place. Next morning redness and swelling had continued higher and admitted to hospital. They bought my photos and sent me the dvd. These attacks cause tissue damage, damage to nerves and ligaments and bone. [2,6]. He felt a sharp pain to the top of his foot. Change ). In the morning, he had a progressive increase in pain and presented to the emergency room for treatment. There was a repeat of wound culture, blood work with blood cultures. I was shuffling my feet but still got hit on the inside lower portion of my foot. Please let me know if you needed additional treatment or not. Ganard, S. Stingray Injuries, Envenomation, and Medical Mangement. So, I would say, that x-rays are probably very non-specific in determining whether a barb is present or not. Some of the information and photos used in the film were taken from this article. Hoping I can get back to it soon. I understand that many doctors are unfamiliar with this type of injury, well at least from a stingray. This is only prudent since a majority of these inflictions can and will become infected. sounds nuts but the 2-3 hours of intense pain just after the sting my heart was pounding out of my chest. Not to mention a nice sized scare. I am just keeping a bandaid on it. I will need a skin graft as well. They soaked it in hot water, gave me a tetnus shot and two prescriptions. I can’t find much information on long term treatment. I do not know of a physician to recommend in Florida unfortunately. They said don’t worry! Thanks, Stacy. Hi – I wanted to offer support for everyone that has been barbed by a stingray. Thankgod and I hope I have raised some awarness of the situation arising from a stingray sting, and what seems like a form of ignorance from the medical field when it comes to treating these things…by the way my better half also happens to be a Nurse. Stingrays that you see in some aquarium petting tanks, have had their barbs removed on a regular basis. Within an hour I felt the pain/burning/throbbing in my right hip. The hard spine, or barb, from a stingray. Figure 1 The serrated stingray barb. The barb is encased in an integumentary sheath. The serrated spines are directed proximally and can cause extensive tissue damage when pulled from a wound. Private practice, Chief of Podiatry, Doctors Regional Medical Center. Is this a breeding time or something where it was protecting young? [2] The wound should always be cleansed thoroughly with an antibacterial wound cleanser immediately after injury. I took it out and put the neosporin ointment on it and actually went across the street for dinner. The tail will lash upward like a scorpion and penetrate a sharp bard in the lower extremity or foot. Drove home about another 15 minute drive. It is 5 years since then and the top of my foot still hurts, it feels very stiff sometimes and at night I have to keep it sideways to keep the pressure off. A tetanus shot may be administered, if necessary. The swilling is going away. The skin feels hard around the wound but it doesnt hurt. I was bleeding some, but it didn’t look like blood, it looked like jelly oozing out of my wound! [3] Infection of the wound can usually be avoided with aggressive wound cleansing and oral antibiotics. I will be more careful when going into the Ocean. I took some ibuprofen, laid down, and took a nap. I called 911 and requested an ambulance to meet me at the dock. This time the initial wound was not as painful (I don’t think, but maybe I just had a better idea what to expect and for how long, or maybe my painkiller was more effective), but the fleshy area around the point of entry the is still very swollen after two weeks, and the fascia and muscle between the inside of my ankle and my achilles tendon is extremely stiff, sore and painful and runs from the foot up about a one third of the distance of the calf. The edges are retroserrated. shark attack on a swimmer about 100 yeards from the beach). His laboratory data revealed a 16,000 white count with a left shift. i live in a small town way away from the ocean, and i am just afraid that these doctors around here will have no idea what to do about this. The dr said that the tendon that moves my foot sideways (didn’t say the name, anyone know?) This causes an instinctive, defense mechanism of the stingray. It was just a an accident, not the ray being aggressive. Have you had any luck? Both hits seem to have missed arteries and tendons. Received treatment & was put on antibiotics. If you search some of my old stingray touch pool related threads, you'll see pics of how to properly trim barbs. It is important to initially submerge the foot into hot water after the incident. a long healing process and unsure of what will happen. I have oral antibiotics but want to avoid if I can. I am not sure what dr to go to next? Oh no! Best wishes for a speedy recovery, I’m so glad that you do not blame the ray. Not really doing anything other than keeping a bandaid on it. I feel like some of the venom may be trapped in there but realize that it is probably just long term damage. the wound is finally scabbed over, but it’s still very tender and the small red circle around the wound is very hard. I do not believe that I stepped on the ray, as I felt only the initial jab. You are much braver then I. I really don’t have any desire to get back into the water anytime soon. I went back to work on 9/21 and when I got home from work the wound “itched”. Figure 6 The wound is now closed and the patient has returned to work without incident. In the emergency room setting, the wound can be injected with 1% lidocaine and lanced at the puncture site. hi kristen. Good Luck and hope this helps someone else who has gone through the same experience. The barb had cut an artery and blood was going every place. Placed on oral Levaquin and went home. I also had an issue with neglect from doctors (no draining/debridement or hint that it might be needed; was told I was healing fine when I was concerned). I’m a bit nervous, but will try to find some help. In the morning, he had a progressive increase in pain and presented to the emergency room for treatment. I am wondering if this is normal or will I need to get it checked and have it drained? I spent two hours in the office soaking my foot and also soaked it another hour after I left there. : Stingray Envenomation: A Suggested New Treatment. The wound started to turn black. Hello, The time between my husband stopping the hot water treatments on the beach and my brother’s bathtub was the toughest time of the ordeal! The surgery cultures came back positive for the bacteria staphylococcus. Shark and sting ray specialist. i cannot put any weight on my leg or it feels as though someone is shoving a tiny cactus up the inside of my leg in those two tender areas. This site has lots of info now and knowledge is wonderful. I would advise a qualified Woundcare Center with an affiliated Podiatrist. He continued to fish most of the day. It was around 4:30 and we thought we would hit the Ocean for a swim because we were hot and lying in the sun on our beach chairs. I put immediate pressure on the wound and the pain subsided. Stacy is my mom and I was there when It happened. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Stingray injuries: a lesson in debridement. I ran back to my husband and the lifeguard slowly strolled over. It is important to initially submerge the foot into hot water after the incident. Must have been the venom mixing with the blood. The wound should then be aggressively irrigated with Betadine. If treatment is delayed, infection from marine bacteria often requires hospitalization including intravenous antibiotics and surgical treatment. doc inserted a picc line to deliver the med and 8 days later, said he could not be more surprised but the wound look good and let me go home. The most common pathogens to infect the wound include Staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus species. Or when I work long shifts on my feet the ankle to the arch of my foot I get stinging (like little bee stings) from the ankle bone to my heal and arch of that foot. While In Jacksonville Beach, FL My daughter was hit by a stingray, hers was a puncture in the bottom of her heal… she came down on the barb and it stabbed her in her heal, she immediately let out a horrifying scream, (she is 13 and usually pretty tuff) we got her out of the water her foot immediately turn red and began to swell. Open packing of injury with Calcium alginate or betadine solution soaked gauze. We went up to our hotel room (all this happened in front of the hotel) and he soaked it in the tub with hot water. Thank you, Stacy Williams. I did apply hot water, but not nearly hot enough. It cooled off and started to heal. Make sure to promote and even enhance the discharge of blood and puss to the affected area for as long as possible (squeeze the puss and blood out for as many days as you can). Fortunately, this only occurs in about 5% of reported cases. My Mom is a nurse and I am an aesthetician so we know how to take care of skin that is for sure!! In Huatulco her foot was not submersed in hot water at all but was flushed with peroxide, administered a pain releif about 45 min, later and antibiotics administered twice daily with pills in addition for the weeks stay. Applying a tourniquet to the extremity is not recommended because swelling and systemic effects are rare in extremity wounds. He ran out of the water bleeding from the top of his left foot. During that time the outside if the wound was closing. The stingray's toxins soon began giving him serious breathing difficulties and it was feared that the barbs had punctured a lung. Thanks for those enlightening comments. It helps to know that I may be dealing with this for some time so I guess I won’t think that my foot will fall off any time soon. May 1, 2006 my husband and I were fishing in the mosquito Lagoon near Titusville Fl. I never felt the body of the ray at all, which is different from last time when I kicked or stepped on it while fishing. I have some pretty gnarly pics. The barb went through my leg right above my ankle and then back out. The wound is now closed and the patient has returned to work without incident. [6] The stingray venom contains the neurotransmitter serotonin and two enzymes; 5-nucleotidase, and phosphodiesterase. The doctor injected me with local anesthetic and thoroughly flushed the wound with betadine solution. Elevating as I can. I immediately soaked my foot in cold water thinking “at last this will help”. deductable on insurance, don’t have the money. We present the case of a patient stung by a stingray with a prolonged and complicated course and permanent disability due to a retained barb. The wound was then loosely packed and the edges of the incision were loosely approximated. [3] Infection of the wound can usually be avoided with aggressive wound cleansing and oral antibiotics. It was recommended he go directly to the operating room for incision and drainage with exploration of the wound. I really do appeciate it! Along with An ankle brace. Ideally, medical treatment will consist of radiographs to eliminate the possibility of a barb that may remain in the wound. The stingray tail has a sharp, serrated barb along the proximal third of the tail that is usually hidden and encased in an integumentary sheath. [6], Although there is no antidote or anti-venom , it has also been reported that direct injection of 1% lignocaine (or lidocaine) may have an anti-venomous affect to the venom that remains in the wound. The boy was relatively asymptomatic and initially treated for a puncture wound to the chest and knee, but he died six days later from sequestered venom and myocardial necrosis causing right ventricular rupture and fatal cardiac tamponade. Yes, the ray certainly wasn’t trying to cause me harm – she, like me, was just in a bad position at the time of the incident. Boy did it feel good, even though it was hot hot hot! My biggest thin today is that I can no longer run. Wearing both the leg guards and the sole protectors eliminate the possibility of injury from just below the knee down. E-mail: al@kline.net. 22 (4): 318-323, April 2001. we called the local EMS, and they took vitals and told me to go home and soak it in hot water and clean it and it should be fine. Iâve been using Vfend® 200mg 2x daily since 28AUG12 and clinical progress is evident. This is the second time in three years that I’ve been hit, and my experience this time is slightly different than last time. I’m amazed how doctors on the coast here don’t know about Stingray injury. He drove back to Birmingham the following morning but swelling and redness increased and sooght treatment at ER. anywya, after about a month it healed up just fine. Rocca, A.F. Dont like doctors, have $2,500. Any ideas? SO ready to get back to work. Shark and sting ray specialist. Fenner, P.J. I limped to shore with his help, it is a small “hole” and was oozing light red fluid. His stung foot was even more swollen. I missed two doses & when I got back home to Michigan it got infected. 8. Clinical evaluation revealed a small puncture wound to the dorsolateral aspect of the right foot. Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411. However, in one report, a 12 year old boy died after envenomation from a freak accident when an âairborneâ ray slammed against his chest penetrating the barb into the boys left lung and piercing the pericardium. Photo by John L. Meade, MD. 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It is recommended that immediate submersion into hot, but not scalding, water will also help to ease the pain of this injury. Placed on IV antibiotics for 7 days. Go the emergency room in tremendous pain, finally given some hot water that helped a little, waited an 1 1/2 before seeing the doctor and finally getting pain shot. I was tested for nerve damage. bent over to get the side cutters to cut the leader when some how i got hit. The puncture is a bit itchy now, and still numb to the touch and swollen slightly but I think the worst is over. X-ray evaluation of stingray wounds is an unnecessarily misunderstood diagnostic concept. I think these last indications may be bad as the necrotic tissue does not seem to be dissipating, and it is still painful and stiff. preventable. Immediate treatment including rapid cleansing and heat submersion of the foot is recommended after injury. The British holidaymaker, who was in her early 20s, described the experience as âthe most intense pain Iâve ever experiencedâ. Stingray barb at the base of a ray'stail. âSurgical exploration and [tissue removal] may be indicated in any such case of complicated stingray ⦠I got stung by a ray in the left foot just below the inside ankle bone last Saturday July 9, 2011, on the beach below Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA. My son was stung by what we believe to be a stingray on May 16, 2009 at Gulf Shores, AL. These marine animals sometimes bury themselves in low lying areas under the sand and if you happen to step on them they attack. I was not sure what to do so was squeezing it. [8] Most deaths occur from the actual laceration of a major artery or organ such as the heart from the barb and not the venomous effects. All stingray injuries should be medically assessed; the wound needs to be thoroughly cleaned and often surgical exploration is required to remove any barb fragments remaining in the wound. Water-borne pathogens of concern include Vibrios vulnificans in salt water and Aeromonas species in fresh water. Interestingly, one month later in October 2006, James Bertikas from Florida was stung by a ray as the barb also pierced his heart. Stingrays generally do not attack aggressively or even actively defend themselves. Got a pair of large side cutters and finally got the barb cut. Best wishes to everyone in their healing. I think I was hyper-ventilating a bit, trying to manage the pain! The stairs at work should be loads of fun…..anyway, I’m hoping this adventure is almost over! Tomorrow is Friday (5 days in hospital and 9 days since the sting) they will let him go home as long as his blood work is good, but it doesn’t stop there. Came back to Michigan and it got infected. American Family Physician, February, 2004 [Online], 2. Should I soak it again or would this be worse? Conventional wisdom says to shuffle your feet to let the stingrays know you're coming. Today, 9/22 about 3:00 at work I noticed my shoe was feeling very tight. Will soak and for another 1.5 hrs and massage hard swollen area about the size of a half inch around puncture point between soakings. 2. This Ray appeared to keep coming after Cathy and while she was avoiding the other Rays in the shallows it managed to sting her! Lower extremity and foot envenomation is common when fishing in shallow waters off the beach. You can send your pictures JPEG files to picomstaff@hotmail.com. Went to the emergency room in St. Petersburg. I limped a bit but kept putting the ointment on. The pain in the first 30 -45 minutes was pretty scarry, is there any over the counter anti-biotic I could get without a doctors visit ? 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