Swimmers are warned to wear stinger suits when venturing out into the ocean at this time of the year following a suspected stinger incident last week.
On Sunday morning Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) attended to a woman in her 20s who had received a suspected marine sting.
It was 11.26 am when paramedics arrived at the scene on Resort Drive, Hamilton Island and the woman was reported to be in a stable condition when she reached the island’s medical centre.
If you encounter anyone with a suspected marine sting, call 000 immediately and then douse the site of the sting with vinegar for at least 30 seconds.
If vinegar is not available, use salt water.
Also, try to carefully remove any tentacles.
Symptoms of an Irukandji sting may not be immediate and can appear five to 45 minutes later.
They include severe backache or headache, shooting pains in muscles, chest and abdomen, nausea, anxiety, restlessness, vomiting and breathing difficulties. Irukandji stings can cause heart damage and failure.
Caption: There have been 13 confirmed Irukandji stings in the Whitsundays so far this season
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