One of the benefits of being a journalist is that you get the occasional freebie and when Stingblade first launched and I first interviewed Mark, he sent me a few example of the Stingblade.
Being a keen swimmer, I slung in it my beach bag and carried it will me at all time, much to the amusement of my family and friends – but I had the last laugh – much to their amazement.
Treating Jellyfish Sting in Mallorca
I was swimming in of my favourite places, Illetas, apart from being so close to Palma the sea off the rocks is wonderful, nearly always very fresh and clean, and it’s a great environment.
Well, one Sunday morning I felt something brush across my right upper arm. There was no initial great sting and at first I thought nothing of it. I thought it was some kind of algae.
However, when I came out of the sea, part of my upper arm was starting to change various colours of red and began to start burning. Yes, I had been stung by a jellyfish. It was not a large area but needless to say there was some panic and needless to say everyone had their own solution – I certainly was not going for the urine option and having spoken to and been educated by Mark, I grabbed my Stingblade and followed the instructions. I scrapped as much of the poison off the skin (had a cool beer) and sat back in my chair with my arm covered with a towel until the stinging sensation and colouring started to subside. Within half an hour I was back in the sea to everyone’s amazement. Who was laughing now?
So, from personal experience, and it does not matter how strong a swimmer you are or how far you may venture out, there are more and more jellyfish in Mallorcan water and it is better to be safe than sorry.
Humphrey Carter
Journalist, Mallorca Daily Bulletin
