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Irukandji Jellyfish Sting  ** New Facts about the Irukandji **

DIVERNET NEWSDeadly Irukandji Jellyfish

DATELINE: 16 March 2003

NEW TREATMENT FOR DEADLY IRUKANDJI JELLYFISH STING SAVES BRITISH DIVER

"23-year-old diver Tim Saxon from South Yorkshire defied death after being stung by the lethal Irukandji jellyfish while diving on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Saxon was rushed to hospital in a state of paralysis with his heart beating erratically as a result of the jellyfish venom. Unfortunately, no antidote has been developed to the Irukandji sting, which means that most victims go into full respiratory arrest and perish.
Australian doctors used a magnesium based intravenous drip to stabilise Saxon's condition. Marine biologist Maya Stranivasan was part of the team which developed the life-saving treatment. Coincidentally, she is a cousin of the stricken diver, but he only found out about her role in his recovery after he telephoned her from the hospital.
The tiny Irukandji jellyfish is regarded as one of the most poisonous in the world. As many as twenty people per year, mostly swimmers, are thought to be killed by it's venom. However, as many victims die of what appears to be a heart attack shortly after reaching the shore, an accurate estimate of numbers is difficult to come by."

 

The above article is from "Diver" magazines' website and was one of the many bits of media coverage which appeared after my ordeal with the deadly Irukandji Jellyfish.  Other articles were in the Sun, Cairns Post, Barnsley Chronicle, Yorkshire Post, BBC Online and many more throughout the world.

Once the story of my survival emerged a few television companies approached me to feature in there programs. I have starred in "The Big Sting" which was filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit for Discovery Animal Planet America, and I was also interviewed for Bravo's "World of Pain" series.

Email me at tim@timsaxon.co.uk

 















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