Wilderness Medicine: Stingray Treatment and Safety

Dr. Donner interviews Karen Van Hoesen, MD about her extensive knowledge of stingrays, sting avoidance, and treatment options.
A big thanks to Dr. Van Hoesen who is the Director of the UC San Diego Diving Medicine Center, and Director of the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship and Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship Programs at UCSD.
MedWild provides wilderness medicine, wilderness survival, and search and rescue instructional videos on a variety of topics: high altitude illness, traveler’s diarrhea, shoulder dislocation and reduction, shelter building, bushcraft, space blankets, hypothermia, medical kits, survival kits, frostbite, snake bites, fire craft, ropes and knots, orthopedic injuries and sam splints, cold water immersion and more.
Instructor: Howard Donner, MD
Co-Author “Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine”
Served as a physician for Denali National Park, Himalayan Rescue Association, and the 1998 NOVA Everest expedition. Served as a medical operations consultant for NASA for over 5 years. Whitewater rafting guide, commercial pilot, and certified flight instructor.
Recommended Audience: Outdoor enthusiasts and health care professionals including physicians, nurses, search and rescue teams, EMT, paramedics, ski patrol, corpsman, guides, instructors, wilderness first responders, and anyone else interested in educational and “how to” videos on wilderness emergency medicine, search and rescue, expedition medicine, backcountry first aid, wilderness survival training, and military medicine. Dr. Donner’s draws on his extensive backcountry and travel experience to highlight key signs, symptoms, treatments, and improvised techniques and skills.
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Produced by Kyle Allred PA-C
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See the instructors in this video (Dr. Karen Van Hoesen and Dr. Howard Donner) give presentations and teach a variety of hands-on workshops at the upcoming National CME Conferences on Wilderness Medicine.
All medical specialities are welcome! wilderness-medicine.com

[@xaviercastro4886]

I have worked with Dr Van Hoesen in the ER at UCSD MC, in years past. Amazing Dr and very knowledgeable. It was great to see a familiar face when I was researching stingray treatments.

[@WynneEden]

I know this is rather old, but I would love to see more sea level - especially sea side - tips/suggestions/management - jellyfish or lionfish sting treatment, for example.

[@norabrice]

my friend got stung. saught medical attention. is still suffering 6 month's later from that sting, are there any recommendations out there for follow up help?

[@robertcramer4681]

I got stung by a stingray taking id off the hook after catching it a week ago sunday. I still have redness and swelling also pain should i go to the Dr.

[@4GrogMonster]

I have got stung by a stigray 3 or 4 times

[@jesselopez894]

I got stung cause I drop kicked one