Speedy Jellyfish Sting Treatment Available at Our Urgent Care Clinic in Marmora, NJ
Getting stung by a jellyfish is one of the fastest ways to put a crimp in a fun day at the beach. However, the caring medical staff at Cape Regional Urgent Care is equally fast at providing nonemergency jellyfish sting treatment that can get you on the road to recovery and back to all the activities you were looking forward to enjoying at the Jersey Shore. Whether you’re a local resident or a visitor to the Marmora area, you can count on us for short wait times and high-quality medical treatment for a wide variety of non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, including jellyfish stings. For your convenience, we’re open every day, including weekends.
What to Do for a Jellyfish Sting
If you or your child has been stung by a jellyfish, you should take action right away—while still at the beach—by rinsing the affected area with saltwater. If this isn’t possible, a bath or shower in hot (not scalding) water is the next best approach to minimizing the symptoms, which typically include:
- Burning sensations
- Itching
- Swelling
- Redness of skin at the sting site
- Radiating pain
If there are barbs in the skin, they will need to be removed using tweezers. At Cape Regional Urgent Care, we can help by removing the barbs, dressing the injured area, and prescribing medication to relieve pain and swelling.
It’s important to note that signs of a severe allergic reaction—such as nausea and vomiting, breathing difficulties, fever, inability to stand, and loss of consciousness—should prompt you to seek emergency room treatment for a jellyfish sting.
Contact Cape Regional Urgent Care today if you’d like more information about our jellyfish sting treatment or the many other nonemergency health care services we provide to local residents and visitors to the Marmora area.
