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Scorpion Sting Despite this subject is well explained in many of the posts in our carnity forum, I wanted to create an awareness based on my personal experience. On Saturday night, we, 4 families along with kids were camping and star gazing in Al Quoa Milky Way spot. On this night, my spouse became an innocent victim to a scorpion sting when we were sitting on the sands. Before the incident happened, unfortunately she removed her shoes to clean up the sand and sat for some time with bare foot - which caused all this. Thanks to guidance from carnity, we had clicked a foto of that tiny thing, in order to show to doctor for proper diagnosis. Within the span of five minutes her entire left leg turned numb with deep burning sensation and she couldn’t walk or place her leg on the floor (sting happened on her left leg foot, below the thumb finger). I immediately called the ambulance using 999 service, who rushed to the spot in less than 45 minutes and checked all her vitals including BP, pulse rate, blood oxygen etc. and confirmed that everything is normal. We went to the nearest seha hospital in the ambulance which is in Al Wagan area and the doctors treated her with pain killers and anti allergy injections. The pain (severe to moderate) lasted for 24 to 36 hours, post which she was able to walk comfortably. Pain still continues to exist (slight level) in the respective area, which should go off completely in next 24 hours. Key Takeaways: Do not panic and keep your hopes high and blood pressure at normal levels. If there is no giddiness after 15 or 30 mins, there is no problem at all. In case of giddiness, then this requires some quick treatment along with antidodes. Numbness and pain are quite normal in this case. As per Seha, none of the species in UAE desert are venomous and thus there is no antidode required. (They haven’t given any antidode to my spouse). The hospital staffs said they see more than 5 cases in a day with such instances. Dont rush to hospital yourself, as this needs some specialises practical experience to treat such incidents. City Hospitals may lack that speciality. 999 ambulance is the right option. We visited NMC Urgent Care, the next day morning, due to severe pain - they reviewed the treatments provided by Seha and informed that there is no further treatment can be provided there. Time is the only heal for this pain with few pain killer medications. Be ready to withstand the pain for 48 hours. Lastly, never remove shoes. Special thanks to @Gaurav and @M.Seidam for your care and advice over the phone. Tons and Tons of Thanks to @Asif Hussain, who drove all the way during such late hours, to help my friends in removing the car from sand while I am attending my spouse in the hospital. Asif Bhai, you always hold a special place in our heart for your kindness and support. Our respects for you is on highest levels. Here is the photo of that black sheep.

@Karthikeyan Govindarajan Thank you and appreciate sharing this important incident which is quite not rare in the desert to encounter. and yes and thank you for emphasizing few important points that we always stress on it and its in the AN online clip brief too when encountering such situation No Panic , take a picture of the offending creature when at all possible , and fortunately that the vast majority of scorpions are of the ' blondy ' type which is non venomous in UAE . and always wear closed foot shoe where especially in the night . i am glad to learn that all is good eventually . and its great pleasure if i and team could be of any help always beacuase this what we always do. see you tomorrow for in the drive buddy . Seidam

Really appreciate you sharing your experience and thankfully your wife is feeling better.

Good to know your spouse is now well @Karthikeyan Govindarajan. And thank you for this post. Well done @Asif Hussain @M.Seidam and @Gaurav for coordinating throughout entire episode. Kudos @Carnity!!

@Ale Vallecchi once again, the Rush Hour epic drive delivered in leaps and bounds. Thanks for the meticulous planning. @varunmehndiratta @munkybizness thanks for the support as sweep. I feel very safe driving in front of super sweepers like you guys. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie great support as SL and hopefully your car will be fixed soon @Ashok chaturvedi It was my pleasure to follow your tracks. You made it look easy and thanks for your prompts and tips at crucial moments. @Anoop Nair I am in the same convoy as you 2 days in a row 😀. Thanks for your support as CF. @Rob S thanks for the photos that you took for us. It was great. To the rest of the convoy, great driving by all of you and I hope to see you all again soon. @Vaibhav@Alexanderrr@Prakash Anoop @Ranjan Das @Daniel Rodas

Loved every minute of the drive - especially when minutes were the only thing restricted which made it all the more fun - unrestricted and unlimited! The unique option of offering us 4 hour dash made up much of what i had missed of earlier episodes due to work commitment and would like to join the chorus in admiring the conception and conduct of the drive. Thanks @Ale Vallecchi @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, @varunmehndiratta, @Alexanderrr and @munkybizness thanks for all the support. @Anoop Nair, @Prakash Anoop, @Vaibhav, @Daniel Rodas, @Rob S, @topgear and @Ashok chaturvedi - thanks guys for the company, was a pleasure driving with you all.

@Ale VallecchiWhat a drive. Felt like we were driving on Sheikh Zayed road with the pace. The best part was that we achieved the goal with I think just 2 small refusals. @Zixuan Huang - Charlieand @varunmehndiratta Good job as 2nd lead and Sweep @munkybizness Excellent support during the return leg. @Alexanderrr @Prakash Anoop @Anoop Nair @Rob S @Ranjan Das @Daniel Rodas @Ashok chaturvedi @topgear Pleasure driving with you guys. hope to see you soon.

Dear Friends Joji varghese @Joji varghese Gertjan @Gertjan ASAD. @ASAD. Karthikeyan Govindarajan @Karthikeyan Govindarajan Simon Dawood @Simon Dawood Felix Obst @Felix Obst Lawrence_Chehimi @Lawrence_Chehimi Rajiv Sam @Rajiv Sam Joseph Raju @Joseph Raju Thank you for RSVPing the drive and i look forward to see tomorrow at meeting point which i have updated it in the drive topic above as well as in the calendar . please be on time 05:30 am or little earlier we will communicate via radio channel 2 ( 446018 ) my cell in case of emergency is 0554045278 the convoy list as below :

Out on asphalt, where we spend most of our days, knowing where you are going is pre-destined. Even if you were driving with a purpose to explore or perhaps without aim, the path you can take to get somewhere is laid out for you. Off the road, and unlike the mountains, in the desert there is no trail or path. Faced with a million choices, driving in the sand can lend a billion and more outcomes. And not all of them will ensure that every single subsequent direction you go in, will neatly flow in with the path you've taken so far. Now, add to this, the midday sun hitting warm lightly colored sand. Any perception of depth and gradation is lost further still. Those million choices, now have an additional level of complexity. Where earlier you had to contend with reacting to what lies on the other face of the ridge or crest you're climbing, now you're unsure even of the seemingly flat surface immediately ahead of you. I write all of this to paint you the incredible challenge that any marshal faces in finding a path that a dozen cars behind it has to follow, and do it continuously, without breaks, and with pace. Suddenly, this already seemingly challenging series of decisions on which turns to take, transforms into an impossible one. Yet, suddenly with great resplendence, a brightly coloured serpent twirls through this vast emptiness, covering over a 100kms and stopping only for the briefest of moments. How does this elastic chain of colorful components find a path so pristinely elegant and flowing beats the mind?! And where the serpent itself glows with vibrant yellow, reds and silvers catching the fast dipping late afternoon sun, at the head is an innocuous grey with flashes of purple as its only embellishments. After all, when grey matter itself is showing such great form, the need for colourful exuberance isn't required. Like a clean classical harmony, it rises and races without pomp and attention, with great grace and care. And yet, with great velocity and prowess. Thank you, @Ale Vallecchi for giving me and all of the others, a taste of what harmony feels and drives like. But more so, I am in awe of your eye with which you saw, carved, and laid the path you did yesterday. Because any single deviation would have meant us not moving at the pace we did, or with the sheer ease that we did. In your masterful hands as our ribbon twirler, this convoy's motion if tracked would look like the most glorious cloth flying gracefully through the late afternoon sky. For that experience, thank you. And then to @Zixuan Huang - Charlie, @Alexanderrr, @Vaibhav, @Prakash Anoop, @Anoop Nair, @Rob S, @Ranjan Das, @Daniel Rodas, @Ashok chaturvedi, @topgear and @varunmehndiratta; I thank every single one of you for carrying that energy through the chain. It is a drive that I will remember for days to come. See you all out on the sands again soon! [ 🐵 ] P.S. @Prakash Anoop - apologies again, for the much too hard of a tug. I am glad that no damage was done, and I sit now with fresh knowledge to improve myself for the future.

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for fantastic afternoon rush hour plus! A fitting drive for my 10th fewbie plus! thanks to @Zixuan Huang - Charlie and @Alexanderrr for your SL duties and @varunmehndiratta and @munkybizness for sweeping. Nice to drive with you after some time since previous drives! well done to everyone else in the convoy, everyone drove perfectly to allow us to complete the challenge! see you all again soon in the sand!

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi was a wonderful drive..all.drove really well to finish the first leg inline with mission ..special thanks to you to find way to split the drive in way i could exit after first half of drive...c u all soon .

Dear Dune surfers, @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Farook Veettil @Ranjan Das @RiaanJH @Imteeaz @Mario Cornejo please find the convoy list for tomorrow. We have a small convoy with intermediate drivers with vast experience. we will be using Radio channel 3. see you all tomorrow at 5.30 am

Hi @Rajiv Sam and @Joseph Raju I will add you to the RSVP . Please confirm

Dr @M.Seidam I have just signed out as something came up for tomorrow am. I will see you next time.

@Frederic @Davie Chase @Anoop Nair thank you for all your efforts in keeping the convoy together and safely My family and I enjoyed every bit of the drive. The scene was superb and really surprised me what a desert could offer in terms of various trees and vegetation. The terrain was different too and the last segment in the dark was very fun too. @Jad Moussalli @Stan Hassett @Shama Zamora @Yerem Davtyan @JERINE_B @Bhaskar @george charbel @Nathan @Paul Zeitoun @Probir Mukherjee it was a pleasure driving with all of you. See you all next time. I have share some photos taken by my better half.

@M.Seidam, it takes me directly to Waiting List, why this is happening.

confirm

Good afternoon dune surfers! @Zulfikhar Naiyar @Mario Cornejo @RiaanJH @Abed M @Dr Tanveer Ahmed @Farook Veettil welcome to the drive… @Ranjan Das @Imteeaz please confirm if you would be joining as we have space for 3 more drivers! It’s good to see your name @Mario Cornejo

What a journey @Abed M - well done! From the passenger seat to the driver's and flying through the grades. And having such an educated & experience voice in your dad, will no doubt make you one of the best. Good luck, and I hope we're on a drive soon!

Were you on any drive today or this passed weekend ? If yes then that’s why as the Eid holidays are considered under one drive restriction . Please remove your wait list and re RSVP and should be good . sorry for late response as it was a long day today day one Eid 😄

Photos from the missus: @Frederic@Anoop Nair @Jad Moussalli @Davie Chase @Paul Zeitoun