Guides

The essentials in one place: what to do after a jellyfish sting, how to recognise dangerous species, which months and coasts have more jellyfish, and what to put in a beach first-aid kit.

• Jellyfish sting first aidWhat to do in the first minutes: vinegar, what not to do, when to call 1669.
• What a jellyfish sting looks likePhotos of different stings and the signs that need a doctor.
• Jellyfish of Thailand: field guideWhich species occur, how dangerous they are and how to recognise them.
• Jellyfish season by monthWhen and on which coast jellyfish are more common: Andaman and Gulf.
• Beach first-aid kit for Thailand: what to pack for jellyfish stingsA short list of what to take to the beach in Thailand in case of a jellyfish sting: vinegar, tweezers, gloves, cold and hot packs, antihistamines. And what not to bother with.
• Beach flags in Thailand: what they mean and what about jellyfishWhat red and red-and-yellow flags mean on Thai beaches, how to behave in the monsoon season and how to check a beach for jellyfish quickly before you swim.
• How the jellyfish forecast works: the model in plain wordsWhere a beach jellyfish risk level comes from: the season of the area, onshore wind and waves, rain, recent reports and drift. How accurate it is and what it cannot do.

Emergency medical help in Thailand: 1669.