VU21448- Activity 3: Jellyfish

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What would you do if you were stung by a jellyfish or bluebottle when you were at the beach?

Could you help someone else who had been stung?

The information below tells you how the patient could look or feel after being stung and how you could help.

Sign and symptoms

·        weals, whip marks or goose pimples around the stung area

·        pain in the stung area

·        pain in the chest and abdomen

·        backache

·        nausea and/or vomiting

·        weakness in the limbs

·        breathing difficulty, 10 to 40 minutes after stinging

The first aider should:

1.     Make sure the patient is away from any further danger.

2.     Talk calmly to the patient.

3.     If any tentacles remain, gently pick them off with tweezers or your fingers, or wash them off with water.

4.     Apply cold packs or crushed ice wrapped in a thin towel cloth to the stung area. Continue until the pains stops.

5.     Do not rub the area.

6.     Restrain the patient’s hands

7.     Seek medical aid.

After you have read this information, answer the  questions on PAGE 12 of your workbooks. For question 3 use an Online Dictionary to find the word definitions.

 

Extra Instructions

1. What is the deadliest jellyfish in the world?
Hint: Look on Wikipedia

2. What is the deadliest jellyfish in the world called in your language?
Hint: Look on Wikipedia

3. Visit this website to find the answers you are looking for at the bottom of PAGE 12 of your workbook.