Description
ZooKeeper 4″ × 6″ Reusable Heat Packs (2 per order)
A lionfish poke does not wait for the dock. These compact 4″ × 6″ reusable heat packs belong in the boat bag, the truck, and the first-aid kit so you can get heat on the site the moment you are out of the water.
Lionfish venom is heat-sensitive. Standard first aid is to wash the area, then soak the limb in water as hot as you can tolerate without burning, or take a hot shower, for about 10–20 minutes. On a rocking boat, or on the ride back in, a heat pack is the practical way to start that heat while you get to a proper soak and to professional care. Full steps, warning signs, and when to go to urgent care or the ER are on our guide: This is how you treat a Lionfish sting.
What you get
- Two reusable 4″ × 6″ heat packs per order
- SKU: ZK-Heat Packs
- $18.95
- Small enough for a dry box, mesh pocket, or surface-interval kit
- Reusable, so one pair covers hunt after hunt
Why hunters carry them Heat is the first thing we tell divers to get on a sting once they are topside. These packs sit next to the rest of the ZooKeeper first-aid gear so you are not hunting for a hot shower that is still an hour away. Pair them with Sting Master for painful marine stings from lionfish, jellyfish, sea lice, and fire coral.
Better than treating a poke is not getting one. Use the ZooKeeper handle. Do not put your hand on the top cap or near the funnel once lionfish or other sharp debris is in the tube. Spines shift while you are diving. Containment first, heat pack second.
On the boat
- Get out of the water and make the site safe.
- Wearing gloves, and using tweezers, carefully remove any visible spines. Do not squeeze the venom glands.
- Wash with soap and water.
- Apply a heat pack, then soak in hot (not scalding) water or take a hot shower for 10–20 minutes. An adult should test the water before it is used on a child.
- Use over-the-counter pain relief as directed, and confirm your tetanus shot is current.
- Seek urgent or emergency care for severe or persistent pain, fainting, signs of infection, paralysis, or spines still in the wound.
Not medical advice This product and this page are for informational use only. A heat pack is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified provider with questions about a sting or treatment, and do not delay care because of something you read here. Source for the first-aid steps: National Capital Poison Center, as summarized on our sting page.
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