Child vomiting after jellyfish sting at McCabe Beach

Heard on: Sussex DE EMS-Tac Group Calls

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We are requesting an ambulance to McCabe Bathhouse,

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Main Beach parking lot.

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We have a (number withheld)-year-old boy with a who's reacting to an allergic reaction with jellyfish.

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He is vomiting.

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He got stung about an hour ago and is.

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Has just gotten worse.

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He isn't experiencing any shortness of breath at the moment, but we are calling just to be safe.

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I am switching over to the channel.

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Do you have any further questions at this moment?

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Repeat the address one more.

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We are requesting an ambulance to Nichols High School for a jellyfish sting.

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There's an (number withheld)-year-old boy.

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Copy.

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Do you need any more information at this point? I'm going to be switching over to the case number beforehand.

01:03

Stand by.

01:07

Cape Light Guard, is patient still out on the beach or is where they're going to meet to bring a UTV?

01:15

Patient is still on the beach.

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We are wheeling him over to South Muskegon and will be over in the next 2 min .

7/30/2026 08:27 AM

Medical Emergency

Unnamed Road, Lewes, DE 19958

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were called to McCabe Bathhouse/Main Beach parking lot in Sussex County for an 11-year-old boy who appears to have an allergic reaction to a jellyfish sting. The patient is vomiting and the symptoms have worsened about an hour after the sting. The boy currently has no shortness of breath and is being wheeled to meet responders.