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Where do sea urchins live in Sharm on the shore or in the depths of the sea. First aid.
Please give advice who rested on Sharm about sea urchins.
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Hedgehogs can be everywhere. First aid - do not touch, they have brittle and poisonous needles that can remain in the body. It is necessary to wash the wound with hot water, or simply lower the damaged part of the body there. Hot water helps to weaken the action of poisonous needles. With tweezers, you need to remove the needle from the wounds or attach the adhesive tape to the peeled place and then remove it. Sometimes it is necessary to resort to surgical methods. Be sure to shave the damaged area and wash the skin with soap. Then apply an anti-inflammatory analgesic ointment containing an antibiotic (for example, baneocin), and then apply a pressure bandage. Drink an antihistamine. If you feel difficulty in breathing, you should immediately contact a medical facility.
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answered 13 years ago
Sea urchins are one of the most common inhabitants of coral reefs. The body of a hedgehog the size of an apple is studded with 30-centimeter needles sticking out in all directions, similar to knitting needles. They are very mobile, sensitive and instantly react to irritation. If a shadow suddenly falls on the hedgehog, he immediately directs the needles in the direction of danger and puts them together in several pieces into a sharp, hard pike. Even gloves and wetsuits do not guarantee complete protection against the formidable peaks of the sea urchin. The needles are so sharp and fragile that, having penetrated deep into the skin, they immediately break off and it is extremely difficult to remove them from the wound. In addition to needles, hedgehogs are armed with small grasping organs - pedicillaria, scattered at the base of the needles.
The venom of sea urchins is not dangerous, but causes burning pain at the injection site, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, transient paralysis. And soon redness, swelling appear, sometimes there is a loss of sensitivity and a secondary infection. The wound must be cleaned of needles, disinfected, to neutralize the poison, hold the damaged part of the body in very hot water for 30-90 minutes or apply a pressure bandage.
The venom of sea urchins is not dangerous, but causes burning pain at the injection site, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, transient paralysis. And soon redness, swelling appear, sometimes there is a loss of sensitivity and a secondary infection. The wound must be cleaned of needles, disinfected, to neutralize the poison, hold the damaged part of the body in very hot water for 30-90 minutes or apply a pressure bandage.
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answered 13 years ago
Type in the search engine -
Dangerous inhabitants of the Red Sea
There you will read about all the warnings and how to give first aid.
Dangerous inhabitants of the Red Sea
There you will read about all the warnings and how to give first aid.
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answered 13 years ago
"Well, it's best not to go where sea urchins live!" - in Sharm it is difficult to do, except from the pontoon directly to the depth.
In shallow water, hedgehogs climb out of their burrows to bask in the sun, sometimes needles stick out from a crevice of dead corals.
In shallow water, hedgehogs climb out of their burrows to bask in the sun, sometimes needles stick out from a crevice of dead corals.
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answered 13 years ago
in Sharm, you always have to look under your feet. if not a hedgehog, then a stone fish (poisonous, you just won’t notice it).
It is best to dive into the water from the pontoon.
if, God forbid, it happened that they stepped on a hedgehog and drove a needle - run to the medical center. don't pull anything yourself.
It is best to dive into the water from the pontoon.
if, God forbid, it happened that they stepped on a hedgehog and drove a needle - run to the medical center. don't pull anything yourself.
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answered 13 years ago
If you look where you are stepping, then you still have to manage to step on the hedgehog, since you can see it quite well. In addition, you won’t walk on corals (at least, I hope so), and hedgehogs in the open sea don’t really like to be in the sand, they mostly either sit on the reef itself or clog under its remains.
Once I sketched a small collection of tips on what not to do at sea in order to minimize injuries:
1. Do not walk on corals. This is harmful to both them and you - you can either get burned, for example, on a reticulated stinging coral, or just get hurt.
2. Do not swim without a mask or goggles - there may be zebra lionfish, jellyfish, "Portuguese boats", sharks, etc. in the water column. - that is, you should always see what is happening next to you and below you.
3. Do not touch shells with your hands, especially unfamiliar ones. You can run into a poisonous injection of a cone shell.
4. Do not stick your fingers and flippers into tridacnids - slam shut, it will not be released with all the consequences ...
And I collected 11 such items - the full version of the list about security in the Red Sea is here: http://www.snorkle.ru/stat/04redseadanger.html
Once I sketched a small collection of tips on what not to do at sea in order to minimize injuries:
1. Do not walk on corals. This is harmful to both them and you - you can either get burned, for example, on a reticulated stinging coral, or just get hurt.
2. Do not swim without a mask or goggles - there may be zebra lionfish, jellyfish, "Portuguese boats", sharks, etc. in the water column. - that is, you should always see what is happening next to you and below you.
3. Do not touch shells with your hands, especially unfamiliar ones. You can run into a poisonous injection of a cone shell.
4. Do not stick your fingers and flippers into tridacnids - slam shut, it will not be released with all the consequences ...
And I collected 11 such items - the full version of the list about security in the Red Sea is here: http://www.snorkle.ru/stat/04redseadanger.html
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answered 13 years ago
Hedgehogs are very beautiful animals. They don't attack people. They can be observed on the reef platform at high tide. During high tide, it's great to snorkel over clusters of sea urchins - an unforgettable experience! The main thing is not to touch them with your hands.
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answered 13 years ago
Tantra, yeah, the red ones with thick needles look especially cool. They are fun to photograph against the backdrop of colorful corals.
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answered 13 years ago
Dreamer_0x01, absolutely agree with you. True, for some time, I refused to take photos and videos - I want to see with my own eyes, and not through the lens (sorry, I expressed my opinion, although the previous post was not addressed to me).
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answered 13 years ago
Red ones with thick needles seem to be touchable. I took in my hands shells and needles from red slate hedgehogs gnawed by fish, although I did not dare to touch the live ones. Black hedgehogs with long spines should not be touched. They have very brittle needle tips. Black hedgehogs are beautiful they have such neon circles inside and they move their needles, react to the movement around them.
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answered 13 years ago
It’s better not to touch anything at all - it’s calmer for yourself.
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answered 13 years ago
yes, the most important thing is to go into the water in special coral slippers (closed). It’s convenient and safe to go into them! if you don’t buy at home, then you can definitely buy in Egypt! In the same hotel, the sea is calm and the shore is good, and only in one place in the corrals I saw sea urchins. And with a mask you have to dive there and it’s beautiful and doesn’t corrode your eyes, there is very salty water!
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answered 13 years ago
Slippers will save you only from cuts on the sharp edges of petrified coral remnants. The length of the hedgehog needle allows you to safely prick above the sneaker. In those hedgehogs with short and thick spines (they are less common than usual ones), the needles feel like nails - I tried to "transplant" the hedgehog to another place with a tube, the needles did not even move. The spikes of the stone fish are also very strong and will successfully pierce the sole of the slipper. And the stingray stingray definitely does not hit the slippers, but much higher.
Therefore, the MOST IMPORTANT thing in the sea is your vigilance and constant ATTENTION.
And the best solution is not to defend against hedgehogs and other inhabitants, but to bypass them.
In addition, if you swim in fins, then slippers are not needed at all.
Therefore, the MOST IMPORTANT thing in the sea is your vigilance and constant ATTENTION.
And the best solution is not to defend against hedgehogs and other inhabitants, but to bypass them.
In addition, if you swim in fins, then slippers are not needed at all.
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answered 13 years ago
I think in Sharm there is no problem stepping on a sharp marine life. When you descend from the pontoon, the bottom is already very far away and it is impossible to step on the bottom. It is not customary to go into the sea from the shore in the vast majority of Sharm hotels, since with your feet, especially in slippers, you can harm the reef and its inhabitants.
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answered 13 years ago
Tantra, there are especially "gifted" ones who enter from the pontoon, and after that they climb out to stand on the reef wall under the pretext of "tired", "correct the mask", "so closer" or simply "I so want to". And it is useless for them to explain something about the harm done to corals, about the danger that lies in wait for them, etc. These can come anywhere and on anything.
Yes, and from the pontoon, too, a lot of intelligence is not required to, let's say, jump exactly onto a lionfish hanging in the water column ...
If a person is thinking, then, as I wrote above, the guarantee of security is vigilance and attention.
Yes, and from the pontoon, too, a lot of intelligence is not required to, let's say, jump exactly onto a lionfish hanging in the water column ...
If a person is thinking, then, as I wrote above, the guarantee of security is vigilance and attention.
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answered 13 years ago
hedgehogs in shallow water in dead corals, in depressions, where the entrance to the sea has been cut and the bottom is like sand, there isn’t, but in general the water is so transparent that if you look where you step, everything will be fine. We have been in Sharm for many years already and with children in our memory there were no excesses
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answered 13 years ago
There are plenty of hedgehogs everywhere, in all the seas and oceans, well, except for the Crimea in Ukraine! So use slippers and enjoy - slippers in OLD MARKET'e cost a maximum of 5 USD.
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answered 13 years ago
... well, of course, and plus, as everyone writes here - VIGILANCE and CAUTION!
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answered 13 years ago
Dreamer_0x01, thanks for the link about water safety. Helpful information!
I would like to ask what kind of wound healing cream or what can you anoint the skin with if you accidentally run into coral? There was such a situation when a wave was thrown onto a sharp coral - a torn off knee healed for almost 3 months ...
I would like to ask what kind of wound healing cream or what can you anoint the skin with if you accidentally run into coral? There was such a situation when a wave was thrown onto a sharp coral - a torn off knee healed for almost 3 months ...
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answered 13 years ago
Marine life has a very diverse composition of the burning substance and the method of introduction into a hostile body - for some it is stinging cells like corals and jellyfish, for others it is poisonous needles or teeth.
Specifically, about the burning type of coral - in my presence, burns from it were smeared with vinegar, it seemed to help. But with injections of animal spikes, everything is more complicated. For some species, it is necessary to heat the injection site so that the poison breaks up from the temperature, and for some, on the contrary, apply cold. Moreover, there is no guarantee that you will not be mistaken in identifying the one who pricked you. So it's better not to run into, and if it happened, then urgently see a doctor. Health is more valuable than money, time and insurance..
Specifically, about the burning type of coral - in my presence, burns from it were smeared with vinegar, it seemed to help. But with injections of animal spikes, everything is more complicated. For some species, it is necessary to heat the injection site so that the poison breaks up from the temperature, and for some, on the contrary, apply cold. Moreover, there is no guarantee that you will not be mistaken in identifying the one who pricked you. So it's better not to run into, and if it happened, then urgently see a doctor. Health is more valuable than money, time and insurance..
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answered 13 years ago
Among the dangerous ones is, for example, fire coral. Wounds received in contact with this coral are painful, usually shallow, but they heal for a long time and can even turn into trophic ulcers.
Treat the burn with a solution of vinegar or alcohol, this will neutralize the stinging cells. In case of an allergic reaction, consult a doctor.
Treat the burn with a solution of vinegar or alcohol, this will neutralize the stinging cells. In case of an allergic reaction, consult a doctor.
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answered 13 years ago
Having peeled off the coral, first of all, wash it off well with vinegar (we specially carry it with us in the first aid kit), if not, with vodka. And, best of all, sprinkle with dry Baneocin (sold in powder, we cost about 3 dollars).
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answered 13 years ago
Corals - the basis of the coral is made up of polyps - marine invertebrates 1-1.5 millimeters in size or slightly larger (depending on the species). As soon as it is born, the polyp begins to build a cell house, in which it spends its entire life. The microhouses of polyps are grouped into colonies, the same "trees", "shrubs", "mushrooms" ... Hungry, the polyp sticks out tentacles with many stinging cells from the "house". The smallest animals that make up plankton encounter the tentacles of a polyp, which paralyzes the victim and sends it into the mouth opening. Despite their microscopic size, the stinging cells of polyps have a very complex structure.
Inside the cell is a capsule filled with poison. The outer end of the capsule is concave and looks like a thin tube twisted in a spiral, which is called a stinging thread. This tube, covered with the smallest spikes pointing backwards, resembles a miniature harpoon. When touched, the stinging thread straightens, the "harpoon" pierces the body of the victim, and the poison passing through it paralyzes the prey. Poisoned "harpoons" of corals can also injure a person.
Inside the cell is a capsule filled with poison. The outer end of the capsule is concave and looks like a thin tube twisted in a spiral, which is called a stinging thread. This tube, covered with the smallest spikes pointing backwards, resembles a miniature harpoon. When touched, the stinging thread straightens, the "harpoon" pierces the body of the victim, and the poison passing through it paralyzes the prey. Poisoned "harpoons" of corals can also injure a person.
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answered 13 years ago
Yes, I also forgot to write, after a coral burn, take an antihistamine (for allergies) drug - better, a few days.
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answered 13 years ago
People, here the controversy was divided by just 5 points! It's better to stay at home than to fool around like that!
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answered 13 years ago
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