What to do:

- Place the sting area in warm sand or hot water;

- Relieve pain with pain relievers or anti-inflammatories;

- Check to see if any spiderfish spines have broken off and remained in the skin and, if so, remove them with tweezers;

- Disinfect the sting site.

What not to do:

- Apply ice to the sting area;

- Touch the spines directly over the wound with your hands;

- Cover the sting wound;

- Urinate on the wound.