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For first aid, different recommendations indicate the necessity for the removal of tentacles in life-threatening situations. This study aimed to describe the dermatological effects of box jellyfish envenomation and propose recommendations regarding first aid for victims in urgent care or life-threatening situations. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p> Surveillance systems and Toxic Jellyfish Networks were established to improve detection and investigation. The networks investigated all severe victims of jellyfish envenomation. A retrospective study was conducted, and victims of stinging by box jellyfish investigated from 1999 to 2021 were included. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> One hundred and twenty-four victims were recorded. The majority of victims were males (55%), tourists (69%), and Thai nationals (49%). Direct contact had more severe consequences than indirect contact. Dermatological effects included edema, erythematous caterpillar track\u2013like rash, blistering, bullae, papular eruption, necrosis, digital gangrene, recurrent dermatitis, dermal hypersensitivity, numbness, lichenification, hyperpigmentation, keloids, and scarring. Suffering and healing continued from several weeks to many years. Victims with multiple-tentacle box jellyfish stings had papular eruptions and greater severity of skin issues. All fatally envenomed victims collapsed within a few minutes and received incorrect\/no first aid. The proposed first aid for life-threatening box jellyfish stings is continuous irrigation of the wound with vinegar for at least 30 s and initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation if there is no respiration or heartbeat. Tentacles often detach spontaneously, and removal is not always necessary, thus saving time. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p> The findings provide input for improving diagnosis and treatment guidelines. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.wem.2023.06.007","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,6]],"date-time":"2023-08-06T12:15:10Z","timestamp":1691324110000},"page":"462-472","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["The Dermatological Effects of Box Jellyfish Envenomation in Stinging Victims in Thailand: Underestimated Severity"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Lakkana","family":"Thaikruea","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-981-16-9384-7_11"},{"key":"bibr2-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"177","volume-title":"Injuries and Deaths Caused by Toxic Jellyfish: Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment","author":"Thaikruea L.","year":"2018"},{"key":"bibr3-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12526-018-0887-4"},{"key":"bibr4-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1708-8305.2009.00390.x"},{"key":"bibr5-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"85","volume-title":"Injuries and Deaths Caused by Toxic Jellyfish: Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment","author":"Thaikruea L.","year":"2018"},{"key":"bibr6-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/WON.0000000000000190"},{"key":"bibr7-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s13104-016-1931-8"},{"key":"bibr8-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/1010539512448210"},{"key":"bibr9-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5694\/j.1326-5377.1964.tb114424.x"},{"key":"bibr10-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5694\/j.1326-5377.1985.tb119948.x"},{"issue":"1","key":"bibr11-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"23","volume":"54","author":"Gershwin L.","year":"2008","journal-title":"Mem Queensl Mus"},{"key":"bibr12-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"1","volume-title":"Injuries and Deaths Caused by Toxic Jellyfish: Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment","author":"Thaikruea L.","year":"2018"},{"key":"bibr13-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"29","volume-title":"Injuries and Deaths Caused by Toxic Jellyfish: Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment","author":"Thaikruea L.","year":"2018"},{"key":"bibr14-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5603\/IMH.2020.0017"},{"key":"bibr15-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/pde.12289"},{"key":"bibr16-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/jum.14604"},{"key":"bibr17-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-4362.2000.00823.x"},{"key":"bibr18-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"115","volume-title":"Injuries and Deaths Caused by Toxic Jellyfish: Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment","author":"Thaikruea L.","year":"2018"},{"key":"bibr19-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jvsc.2016.02.007"},{"key":"bibr20-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bcr-2013-201478"},{"key":"bibr21-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1529-8019.2002.01508.x"},{"key":"bibr22-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.toxicon.2006.07.020"},{"issue":"2","key":"bibr23-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"518","volume":"47","author":"Thaikruea L.","year":"2020","journal-title":"Royal Thai Navy Med J"},{"key":"bibr24-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.wem.2015.01.003"},{"issue":"1","key":"bibr25-j.wem.2023.06.007","first-page":"28","volume":"44","author":"Berling I.","year":"2015","journal-title":"Aust Fam Physician"},{"key":"bibr26-j.wem.2023.06.007","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1057\/s41271-017-0112-x"},{"key":"bibr27-j.wem.2023.06.007","unstructured":"Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. 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