Recently, a couple from Ireland came to Australia to play. It was a good opportunity to take a vacation and enjoy a leisurely life, but the man in the picture almost lost his life. Because he ran into the world's most poisonous fish, stone fish (stonefish)!
Stone fish look ugly, like a stone, camouflage itself very unconspicuous. In general, it does not launch attacks on its own initiative, it lurks quietly on the bottom of the sea, waiting for its prey to send itself to the door, but its venom can cause severe pain, suppuration and even destruction of soft tissue. People who are bitten by it will gradually develop symptoms of limb dysfunction and even shock, which can cause death if treatment is not available in time.
"the pain at the time, I can only say, was extremely painful, like being crucified and tortured. There is no other word to describe. " Just a day after Keven Renshaw and his partner, Grace Scantlebury, from Ireland arrived in Bargara, Queensland, it was a life-threatening event.
Keven, 51, walked into the limpid waters of Seventeen Seventy's seaside. The water was not deep enough to reach his waist when he stood straight. As he moved in the water, he walked in, and there were scattered stones under his feet, and occasionally the little fish swam away from his side. But all of a sudden, his foot was stabbed or bit by something, and a sharp pain struck him. His first reaction was a bite by the fish, and he subconsciously drew his foot back. But as soon as he drew back, his instincts in nursing told him that things were bad.
As he walked back, he felt a taper-like pain, as if someone had hit him hard on his soft tissue. Back on the beach, he saw a bite between his left toe and the back of his foot, and a thorn pierced deeply into his skin. In less than ten minutes, the pain quickly escalated, feeling like the toe was about to be torn.
"the feeling of pain quickly changed from a tingling sensation to an excruciating pain. It's like someone is hitting your toes with a hammer and rubbing your pain with a file over and over again. I have experienced very painful feelings before, so painful that I want to open my skull with a screwdriver. But it's still not as painful as this one. "
A few years ago, he had a heart attack, so after he was bitten by a poisonous fish, he knew the venom was dangerous for him.
"this could lead to a risk of arrhythmias or cardiac fibrosis." So he immediately called first aid to seek professional medical assistance. At the same time, his condition also quickly went down, he began to cough, the whole person is not very good.
He took out the painkillers he carried with him, but these painkillers were completely ineffective for his pain. "I tried to act like a man, but look at the pictures I was taking, and I couldn't help it."
He still had stony prickles on his feet, and the pain kept breaking down his willpower. Five hours after the injury, he lay in Bundaberg Hospital's bed, relying on anesthetic to relieve the pain.
The next day, the doctor operated on him and took out the sting. Looking back on this frightening process, he was still in a state of dread. His own seven-foot-old man was bitten into tears by the fish. In addition to being lucky that the medical staff in the hospital are very timely and professional, he also wanted to use his own experience to remind other people at the seaside that nothing should be taken for granted!
"you have no idea what might happen." Rock fish are often found in shallow waters along the northern coast of Australia, hidden near reefs, corals, rubble and water grass, according to the Kunzhou Museum. People often swim or play in clear shallow waters, injured by the fish as they approach complex underwater structures. Not only does the pain come quickly and intensely, but it usually lasts for many days.
For safety purposes, it is best to wear strong shoes when visiting these waters or near stone. Once the stone fish stab wound, must immediately leave the water, immediately seek medical treatment.