bristol worm got me

[garod82]

just got bristols in my hand. what do i do?

 

[garod82]

literally going numb in my hand

 

[Dragon68]

just a guess but i would try duct tape

 

[PHATBEN]

was it bristle worm or a fire worm?

 

[PHATBEN]

i think your hand is going to fall off..... j/k i got stung by a bristle worm once and i just washed my hand off and i was ok

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

i know it hurts but u have to break it into your hand so that when u hit it on somthing it doesnt hurt really bad! itll go away soon enough!
i get it alot!

 

[garod82]

ok thanks for the info. Those little SOB's. lesson learned I guess I should use gloves.

 

[squiddly]

Soak it in vinegar.

 

[laverda]

Vinegar works wonders.

 

[SteveOhh]

I say soak it in muratic acid................ :lol:

Soon enough the bristle worm sting will be the least of your worries......

 

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8395308#post8395308 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SteveOhh
I say soak it in muratic acid................ :lol:


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please dont do that

 

[Konadog]

Duct tape works great for removing the bristles. Just be sure to note which way the bristles went in, and wipe the duct tape the opposite direction, It will pull them right out!

 

[JeffersonReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8395308#post8395308 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SteveOhh
I say soak it in muratic acid................ :lol:

Soon enough the bristle worm sting will be the least of your worries......

I just got a vision of Mel Gibson doing an evil laugh in my head... "Muhhahahaha!".... thanks for that Steve. Made my morning. OK... im off to sit in traffic for an hour. YAY!

 

[Sk8r]

Hot water is the sovereign remedy for marine stings of all sorts. It helps break down the toxin.

THose gloves you can buy for a few dollars a boxful at the supermarket are a good prevention: whenever I'm going to have to handle rock, I use these. Everytime I don't, I get nailed.

 

[NicoleC]

There's no toxin in the bristles, it's just calcium, but it breaks off in the skin and is an irritant. (And a painful one!)

In the future, when stung hold your hand under as hot as water as you can stand, with the direction of the bristles going down. The water will release a lot of the bristles and your skin will loosen and help the bristles slide out.

It will make you a lot more miserable if you touch it!
If the hot water does not release all the bristles, soaking in vinegar will get any that are driven deeply into the skin. Once they are completely under the skin, you just have to wait it out -- usually a day or so before your body takes care of it. Usually it doesn't get that bad though.

 

[garod82]

Hey guys I lived through the night. haha. It's ok now.