Bee Sting. What I do after I get sting ?!
Question: Bee Sting. What I do after I get sting .?
if you are outside in the woods and you get sting by a
bee there and your car is 30 miles away because
you are in the deep woods with natures. Health Question & Answer
bee there and your car is 30 miles away because
you are in the deep woods with natures. Health Question & Answer
Answers:
When bees or wasps sting a person, they inject venom through their stinger into the skin of the victim. Wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets have stingers without barbs that are usually retracted upon stinging, and these insects can sting people multiple times. The honey bee has a barbed stinger that remains in the victim's skin with its venom sack attached. About 3% of people stung by bees and wasps have an allergic reaction to the sting, and up to 0.8% of bee sting victims experience the severe and life-threatening allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis.
Most people will have only a localized reaction to a bee sting. In the normal reaction to a bee sting, the skin is reddened and painful. Swelling and/or itching may also occur, but the pain usually disappears over a few hours. In the so-called large local reaction to an insect sting, the swelling, redness, and pain may persist for up to a week. Areas adjacent to the site of the skin may also be involved in the large local reaction.
In a systemic allergic reaction, the entire body is affected. The victim may develop hives, redness, or swelling at sites on the body distant from the site of the sting. Symptoms can also include:
* vomiting,
* nausea ,
* diarrhea, and
* dizziness.
In anaphylactic reactions, victims experience wheezing, difficulty breathing, and a drop in blood pressure that leads to shock if not treated promptly. Around 50 people are killed each year in the U.S. due to severe anaphylactic reactions to bee stings. These type of reactions usually occur within minutes of the bee sting. Since most people who have allergies to bee stings will have a worsened reaction to every subsequent sting, those individuals with bee sting allergies should talk to their doctor about taking special precautions, including carrying an injectable form of the drug epinephrine (used to treat anaphylactic reactions) at all times.
If you are stung by a bee:
1. Call emergency medical services if you have a history of severe reactions to insect stings or if you experience any severe symptoms as described above.
2. Determine if the stinger is still present (look for a small black dot at the sting site) and remove it immediately if is visible in the wound. Many doctors recommend using a hard object like a credit card or blunt knife to swipe over the area and remove the stinger. The honey bee venom sack, which remains in the skin of the victim, can take 2-3 minutes to release all of its venom, so prompt removal of the stinger can reduce the severity of the sting.
3. Apply ice or cold packs to the area to reduce the body's inflammatory response.
4. Clean the area with soap and water, then apply hydrocortisone cream to the site to decrease the severity of the reaction. Alternative treatments include a paste made of unseasoned meat tenderizer and water (the enzyme in meat tenderizer can break down bee venom) or a paste of baking soda and water.
5. Taking an antihistamine such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine) in tablet form and/or nonprescription pain relievers such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen can also provide relief of symptoms.
Stings in the mouth or nose, even in persons not known to be allergic to bee stings, also require emergency medical attention, since they can lead to swelling that can interfere with breathing.Health Question & Answer
Most people will have only a localized reaction to a bee sting. In the normal reaction to a bee sting, the skin is reddened and painful. Swelling and/or itching may also occur, but the pain usually disappears over a few hours. In the so-called large local reaction to an insect sting, the swelling, redness, and pain may persist for up to a week. Areas adjacent to the site of the skin may also be involved in the large local reaction.
In a systemic allergic reaction, the entire body is affected. The victim may develop hives, redness, or swelling at sites on the body distant from the site of the sting. Symptoms can also include:
* vomiting,
* nausea ,
* diarrhea, and
* dizziness.
In anaphylactic reactions, victims experience wheezing, difficulty breathing, and a drop in blood pressure that leads to shock if not treated promptly. Around 50 people are killed each year in the U.S. due to severe anaphylactic reactions to bee stings. These type of reactions usually occur within minutes of the bee sting. Since most people who have allergies to bee stings will have a worsened reaction to every subsequent sting, those individuals with bee sting allergies should talk to their doctor about taking special precautions, including carrying an injectable form of the drug epinephrine (used to treat anaphylactic reactions) at all times.
If you are stung by a bee:
1. Call emergency medical services if you have a history of severe reactions to insect stings or if you experience any severe symptoms as described above.
2. Determine if the stinger is still present (look for a small black dot at the sting site) and remove it immediately if is visible in the wound. Many doctors recommend using a hard object like a credit card or blunt knife to swipe over the area and remove the stinger. The honey bee venom sack, which remains in the skin of the victim, can take 2-3 minutes to release all of its venom, so prompt removal of the stinger can reduce the severity of the sting.
3. Apply ice or cold packs to the area to reduce the body's inflammatory response.
4. Clean the area with soap and water, then apply hydrocortisone cream to the site to decrease the severity of the reaction. Alternative treatments include a paste made of unseasoned meat tenderizer and water (the enzyme in meat tenderizer can break down bee venom) or a paste of baking soda and water.
5. Taking an antihistamine such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine) in tablet form and/or nonprescription pain relievers such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen can also provide relief of symptoms.
Stings in the mouth or nose, even in persons not known to be allergic to bee stings, also require emergency medical attention, since they can lead to swelling that can interfere with breathing.Health Question & Answer
Scrap off the stinger with something flat like a credit card. No credit card.? Use something from nature that would be similar - never pull - that causes a pinching of the stinger and you would be pushing more Venom in you. Then pat the area with a small amount of mud. But make your own - mud that is sitting there for a while could have nasties in it. No water.? Spit in a little pinch or two of dirt and pat it on, let it dry completely and pick it off and do it again, and again and again.... this helps draw out the Venom and the coolness fells good. If you are going to be that far from your car I hope you have some sort of backpack, water, swiss army knife, and I always bring an antihistamine (like Benadryl) helps a lot to take one after a bee sting, If you do not know if you are allergic antihistamine keeps the swelling down. Health Question & Answer
crush up an aspirin and mix it with a little tiny spit or water and apply it like a paste to the sting sight. THis has been used since aspirin was invented and it worked on a 3 year old little girl, to my amazement the stinger just fell out and the pain was gone.
Good luck. You should always have a first aid kit with you which has aspirin when walking in the woods.Health Question & Answer
Good luck. You should always have a first aid kit with you which has aspirin when walking in the woods.Health Question & Answer
Always carry an otc pain reliever, and benedrayl. If you smoke chewed tobacco on a sting will help draw out the stinger and/or poisons, and help relieve the pain faster than baking soda and water. It tastes horrible, but I speak from experience when I say it does work.
Edit: My family were irish tobacco farmers, and this was what my great, great grandmother (she was Sue) taught the family when she married into it.Health Question & Answer
Edit: My family were irish tobacco farmers, and this was what my great, great grandmother (she was Sue) taught the family when she married into it.Health Question & Answer
Carry some baking soda with you and water. Make a paste and put it directly on the sting. Then also carry a bandaid to put over it. When you go deep into the woods, do what the boy scouts have been trained to do, "BE PREPARED."
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Stingers, if present, should be removed as quickly as possible without concern for removal method. An ice cube placed over the sting as soon as possible, take an oral NSAID (like advil or aleve) to reduce pain. also take an antihistamine like benadryl. A baking soda paste helps relieve pain... Health Question & Answer
My Grandpa was a Indian and told me to used mud on
a bee sting and after you put it on the sting let it dry
it will pull the stinger out.Health Question & Answer
a bee sting and after you put it on the sting let it dry
it will pull the stinger out.Health Question & Answer
Use the herb " oil of cajeput " to relieve pain and to push out infection.Health Question & Answer
use meat tenderizer and a little water on the skinHealth Question & Answer