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12-30-2016, 01:42 PM | #1 |
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Lionfish sting sends Boca diver to hospital
Be careful out there!
Lionfish sting sends Boca diver to hospital http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/li...nTi5RCkfeig0O/ .
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12-30-2016, 11:02 PM | #2 |
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Re: Lionfish sting sends Boca diver to hospital
They helicopter " Life-flight'd " him !!
There must be more to this story, cause many of us have been hit hard. Fill the outboard's hot water trickle in a mask case and put the heat on it for 30-45 mins. I took a bad hit yesterday in the leg, but today feel 90% better with the quick heat. It's just part of spearing and gotta suck it up.
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A wet towel can be heated up by setting it on the engine if you have access to that. If you have two towels then you can rotate them out as you use them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01-02-2017, 04:21 PM | #7 | |
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I like the wet towel on the engine idea too!!
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Re: Lionfish sting sends Boca diver to hospital
Kinda sounds like he got stung, and got into trouble ascending too quickly, got bent.
But I wonder if the stress of getting stung hard could influence one's risk of the bends? |
01-02-2017, 04:01 PM | #9 |
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Re: Lionfish sting sends Boca diver to hospital
Here is Todd Baileys encounter:
The dangers of lion fish (WARNING Graphic Wound Pics) http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=182625 . |
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