Dr Soria tells us how to treat a jellyfish sting

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Photographer: Vince Norman (WPTV)
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An unusually large group of moon jellyfish, like the one pictured, clogged the screens that protect the intake pipes at the St. Lucie nuclear plant. The jellyfish's tentacles broke, killing numerous goliath grouper as well.

Photographer: Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post

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Posted: 06/10/2012

We asked Newschannel five's medical specialist doctor David Soria what's the best way to stop the pain when you get a jellyfish sting. Dr. Soria is theMedical Director of Emergency Specialists of Wellington, the ED group for Wellington Regional Medical Center in Wellington, Florida.

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