What helps from a bee sting - first aid course for victims

Good day. Last week I witnessed a spectacle not for the faint of heart.

I stand calmly in the yard and then I see how my neighbor is trying to come in, moving to the touch. Stepping closer, I saw that his eyelids were very swollen.

It turned out that he was bitten by bees on the street. I had to provide emergency assistance to the poor fellow. Want to know what helps with a bee sting? How to quickly remove puffiness and remove pain? Now I will tell you about the most effective means.

First aid for a bee (wasp) bite

Bites of stinging insects (wasps, bees, bumblebees, hornets) are very painful and are accompanied by the appearance of redness and swelling at the site of the bite. The danger of being bitten by bees, bumblebees, wasps or hornets is the possibility of developing a strong allergic reaction.

If the victim was previously allergic to an insect bite or if signs of an allergic reaction appear after the bite, an ambulance should be called as soon as possible.

All stinging insects (wasps, bees, bumblebees, hornets) have a sharp sting located on the posterior end of their abdomen. Insects use a sting to attack the "enemy." The sting of most stinging insects is hollow inside, like a syringe needle.

Stinging an insect, a sharp sting pierces the skin of a person and injects poison through it. Pain and inflammation at the site of an insect bite arise precisely because of the poison. The risk of severe allergic reactions is also associated with insect venom.

Bites of stinging insects (bees, wasps, bumblebees) are especially dangerous for people with increased sensitivity to their bites. The danger lies not in the bite itself, but in the poison, which the insect injects into the human body through a sting.

Insect venom is a mixture of proteins and some people react to it with the development of an allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock, Quincke's edema), which is manifested by the following symptoms: urticaria (red, itchy rash throughout the body), palpitations, headache, back pain and joints, severe swelling face, fever and chills, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath with difficulty breathing out, cramps and loss of consciousness.

An allergic reaction can develop even in response to a single insect bite.

From one sting of a stinging insect, short-term pain and burning occurs, and then redness and swelling at the site of the bite. Edema and redness usually go away after 1-5 days. On the face, near the eyes, swelling can last up to 8 days.

If you find a sting at the site of the bite, carefully remove it from the wound (with tweezers or nails). It is not recommended to squeeze the sting with your fingers, as this can lead to the spread of poison.

Place a gauze napkin or cotton swab moistened with a solution of hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, a light pink solution of potassium permanganate or water and salt (a teaspoon in a glass) at the site of the bite.

Apply cold to the bite site. To do this, you can use a heating pad with cold water or a towel dipped in cold water. Cold helps reduce pain and swelling.

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An individual with a predisposition to allergic diseases can be given an antihistamine (diphenhydramine, suprastin, tavegil, clarithin, etc.).

In case of symptoms of a severe allergic reaction (see above), the victim should be covered, covered with heaters with warm water, given 2 tablets of diphenhydramine, 25-30 drops of cordiamine, and an ambulance should be called urgently or delivered to a medical facility.

In severe cases, when the victim's heart stopped and breathing stopped, cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be done before the ambulance arrives: artificial respiration and closed heart massage.

You must seek medical attention if:

• the victim has signs of a severe allergic reaction (urticaria);
• palpitations, headache, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath with difficulty breathing out, cramps and loss of consciousness;
• at the site of a single bite, signs of infection appeared (increasing pain);
• swelling, redness, fever;
• on the body of the victim more than 10-20 insect bites;
• an insect bite fell on the inside of the mouth, throat, eyeball;
• previous insect bites had an allergic reaction.

What to do if a wasp or a bee has bitten

The largest number of wasp and bee stings is recorded mainly from July to August. The poison of these insects has a different effect on each individual person, but if you were bitten by a wasp or a bee, it always hurts. Forgetting a bite is difficult.

When a person is bitten by a bee or wasp, he experiences severe pain, which can be compared to pain from a burn. But this is not the main thing, it is important that the consequences of a bite can be different: from a painful swelling of a body part bitten by a wasp or bee to a severe allergic reaction.

The pain from an insect bite is hard not to notice, which means you know where you were bitten and can take action and give yourself first aid for a bee or wasp sting. Please note that these tips come in handy if you get one bite, with multiple bites of bees or wasps immediately contact the hospital!

To determine who bit you, examine the wound. Only bees leave the sting, therefore, if a wasp has bitten you, do not try to find the sting.

You may need the following things:

• tweezers, a needle or other tool to pull out the sting;
• alcohol, iodine, brilliant green, hydrogen peroxide, furatsilina solution, soap to disinfect the site of a bee or wasp sting;
• antihistamines - supradine, clarithin, zodiac, erius or other means (read dosage and contraindications).

So, if you were bitten by a bee or wasp, you must:

If you were bitten by a wasp or bee, you are stressed, so you need to lie down and be in a lying position for some time. Until the swelling from the sting of the bee or wasp has not slept, drink as much liquid as possible. Victims of the sting of a bee or wasp are recommended hot sweet tea or sweetened water.

Be aware that usually the pain, redness, and swelling after the wasp or bee's bite are gone after a few hours. If you are stung in the face, then the swelling can last about two days.

Folk remedies

The most popular folk remedy - alcohol - cannot be used after a wasp or bee sting, since this will lead to increased edema. However, if a wasp or a bee has bitten and there are no medicines and disinfectants at hand, other folk remedies may be very useful:

Wasp bitten child - what to do

What to do if a baby was bitten by a wasp or bee? If possible, contact the hospital immediately! After all, the children's body is much more susceptible to bites of wasps and bees than an adult. If you can’t immediately go to the hospital, take action on the spot.

Prevents the absorption of poison by a salt compress: if a wasp has bitten a child, a cotton swab dipped in saline should be applied to the wound (a teaspoon of salt in a glass of water). It will delay poison and inflammatory exudate that accumulates at the site of the bite.

If a child was bitten by a wasp or bee and signs of an allergic reaction become visible, for example: severe swelling, difficulty breathing, blisters and rashes, give the child an antihistamine in a child dosage (read the instructions for the drug), and treat the bite site with an anti-allergic cream, it can help fenistilo.

And immediately call a doctor or go to the hospital. Keep in mind that an allergic reaction in a child who was bitten by a wasp is more likely if he has a tendency to diathesis, bronchial asthma and other diseases of an allergic nature.

When to go to the hospital

Do not try your luck if not one bee or wasp has bitten, but several. It is believed that if the number of bites is more than three, then a general toxic reaction can begin.

So, you need to go to the hospital urgently and immediately if:

1. a wasp or a bee bit in the face,
2. a wasp or bee bit on a lip, tongue or larynx,
3. bitten by more than three wasps or bees.

If a person has a tendency to allergic reactions, going to nature, always take antihistamines with you.

In allergy sufferers, wasp or bee stings can cause dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, anaphylactic shock (blood pressure drops sharply, larynx stenosis occurs, the voice becomes hoarse), nausea, cramps and even loss of consciousness.

After the bite of a wasp or a bee, it is worth adding to the general first actions the application of a tourniquet above the bite site. To prevent a decrease in blood pressure caused by urticaria, 25 drops of cordiamine can be given to the victim.

If a hornet has bitten - what to do

A hornet bite is painful for humans, but the toxicity of the poison varies greatly depending on the type of hornet: some sting no more than many other insects, while some species are generally ranked among the most poisonous insects known to date.

If the hornet has bitten, allergic reactions to the bite in some cases can be fatal if medical assistance is not immediately provided to the victim of anaphylactic shock. Consequently, the consequences of a hornet bite depend on the reaction of the stung organism.

According to a special scale of pain in Schmidt's stings, the pain from stinging a hornet is approximately comparable to the pain from stinging a honey bee and is in the middle of the scale (moderately severe pain). Thus, the fear of the hornet is largely exaggerated: its bite is not proportional to the size of this insect.

If hornets wound up in the area, try setting a trap. Hornet trap: put sugar in a jar with a layer of about 1.5 cm, then stir it in water (150 g) then add beer, about half a can. Close with a metal cover and make an incision in it with a cross, bend the edges inward.

Useful information

Know that a bee is able to sting only once in its life, it has a serrated sting that gets stuck in the layers of the skin and comes off, which leads to the death of the bee.

You cannot kill a hornet that has bitten you, as other hornets immediately attack you. This happens because a chemical substance is released from the body of the killed hornet, which stimulates the attack of other hornets nearby.

Wasps sting people more often than bees. A wasp sting is much more painful than a bee sting. A bite of wool is comparable in pain to a bite of a bee.

If a person was bitten at once by several tens of wasps, then a general toxic reaction of the body occurs. Bites of more than 500 individuals are considered fatal.

If a bee has bitten, first aid for a bite

First aid for a bite of a bee, wasp, bumblebee or hornet is of great importance so that the bite does not seriously affect your health!

If a bee has bitten, you need to immediately remove the sting. Because the sting remaining in the wound continues to produce bee venom.

Bees, hornets and wasps, of course, do not bite, but sting, but so many people are used to saying: bitten. These insects do not feed on our blood. Their attack is a defensive reaction to our behavior.

Therefore, be careful not to provoke them! When these stinging flying fighters appear near you, do not wave your arms and do not try to drive them away, as they can perceive this as an act of aggression and go on the offensive.

Therefore, be careful not to provoke them! The stings of bees, wasps and hornets are especially dangerous for people who are allergic to their poison.

From spring to late autumn, these people should always have antihistamines with them, preferably in the form of disposable ampoules, to administer the drug instantly. Moreover, the injection can be done even through clothes, without exposing the skin and without rubbing the injection site with alcohol, since in this case the delay in death is similar in the literal sense of the word.

And on a child who is allergic to bee stings or wear a medallion with this information, so that, if God forbid, the bee bites, the people around you and the arrived doctors will immediately understand the seriousness of the moment!

Unfortunately, delay can even be fatal.

A bumblebee or hornet bite in its action is similar to multiple stings of bees, since the hornet is much larger than bees and wasps, which means that poison can release a lot.

A particularly great danger to humans arises from the bite of a wasp or bee in the head. And the most dangerous thing is if a wasp or bee has bitten into the tongue.

Therefore, be extremely careful when drinking kvass, sweet drinks in the air or eating sweet fruits - make sure there are no bees or wasps nearby. And do not wave your hands to drive them away - provoke an attack!

People sometimes are not serious enough about the question of what to do if a wasp, a bee or a bumblebee has bitten, although everyone is afraid of a hornet - they are very big and frightening.

On the other hand, many people consider a wasp sting to be more dangerous than bee stings - because they treat them! Unfortunately, this is not so, especially if there are a lot of bites or a person has an allergy.

Interestingly, according to statistics, mortality from a bee or wasp sting is several times higher than with snake bites.

Hornets appeared at our dacha when Jerusalem artichoke blossomed (September-October). Fortunately, these plants are tall, and their flowers sway at a height of about two meters, so the hornets did not go down. But the buzzes were very frightening ...

Bumblebees only defend themselves, so do not touch them when they collect nectar on a flower - a bumblebee bite is a serious and dangerous business.

Wasps do not die when bitten, and they attack more often than bees. A wasp sting immediately causes acute pain, which is much stronger than with a bee sting.

If the stings of bees or wasps are multiple, and the bumblebee or hornet stings are even single, or there are signs of a serious reaction to the bite, you should consult a doctor as soon as possible, but it is better to call an ambulance.

First aid

Firstly, there is no need to kill the enemy, since you can call on yourself and the people around you to attack all his closest tribesmen. This has been unequivocally established by scientists. And now specific recommendations on what to do when a bee, bumblebee or hornet wasp stings.

The wasp and hornet leave their sting with them and are able to strike repeatedly. After that, squeeze the poison out of the bite (do not suck it off, since any damage to the mucous membrane in the mouth will quickly absorb the poison into the blood!) And wipe the wound with vodka or wash it with household soap.

Wasp sting first aid (the same helps with a bee sting): attach a slice of tomato, a chopped onion or a clove of garlic, a slice of lemon. A bee sting can be wiped with a bite diluted 1: 5 with ammonia or 3% hydrogen peroxide.

If you have an anti-allergic ointment on hand, apply it with a bite from a hornet bee or bumblebee wasp.

How to remove swelling from a bee sting is a very good and always available folk remedy that I have repeatedly tested on myself and children: pick out earwax from my or someone else’s ear and rub it into the wound.The pain goes away almost immediately and the swelling does not develop. Scientists have recently found a lot of useful in earwax.

Wasp sting what to do: put ice on a sore spot, wrapped in a napkin or wet rag.

If a wasp has bitten what to do folk remedy: moisten a cloth with fresh urine and put on a sore spot. Drink the victim with sweet tea.

To neutralize a bee sting, an adult can be given 25-50ml of vodka. With severe pain, you can drink a painkiller, just carefully read the contraindications and side effects of the medicine so as not to cause even more harm.

From the bite of a wasp of a hornet or bumblebee bee: pour boiling water in a half-liter thermos of 3 tbsp. turns for the night, in the morning drink 0.5 cups of 3r. half an hour a day before meals.

Patchouli, thyme, tea tree and cinnamon aroma oils also give a good effect - drip any to the bite site. Essential oil takes up little space, so you can always carry it with you.

First aid for a bee, wasp, hornet or bumblebee bite is quite simple. You just need to know about it and apply it in time. In this situation, it is important to consult a doctor on time, in case of serious complications and not be shy about calling an ambulance.

Treatment of edema from bee stings and wasps with medical preparations and folk remedies

A similar situation can occur spontaneously, so everyone needs to know information about possible treatment methods.

Features of a Bee Bite

Only uninformed people believe that the attack occurred completely unexpectedly. In fact, bees don't bite anyone for nothing. The fact is that during the attack, the insect loses its sting, which means that it is doomed to death.

Reasons for bees attacking people:

The latter option mainly occurs in the following scenario. You just enjoy a picnic in the fresh air, and insects notice fruits or sweet foods. There is a "conflict of interest" during which both sides are most often affected.

Of course, this is far from a reason to completely stop going out into the countryside, especially since a random bee may well fly into an apartment. The main thing is to know exactly what needs to be done after a bee sting. All necessary activities are described in detail below.

How to relieve swelling

The mechanism for performing a bite has its own peculiarity. At the same time, a little poison is injected, but the sting with the rest of the poison remains in the skin. First of all, it is necessary to extract it, trying not to damage the bag of poison. If this manipulation was successful, puffiness will not be so extensive.

What to do with a bite:

1. Pull out the sting. To do this, use a fairly sharp object that needs to slightly incise the skin.
2. Rinse the wound with a disinfectant solution. It can be potassium permanganate or alcohol, even hydrogen peroxide or alcohol cologne will come off if there is nothing else at hand.
3. Apply cold. You can use ice or frozen foods, if this is not possible, use a handkerchief moistened with cold water or the back of a metal spoon.
4. Take antihistamines. It is especially important to do this if an allergic reaction has not been observed previously without insect bites. In this case, you may need emergency care, so you should contact a medical institution.
5. With severe pain, you can use painkillers, for example, Menovazin or Ledocaine solution.Specialized creams, such as Fenistil or Psilo Balsam, can help relieve swelling quickly.
6. Bee venom will be removed from the body faster if you give the victim a plentiful drink, and lubricate the surface of the skin with antiallergenic ointments of local action.
7. A bitten finger or limb can be bandaged, providing peace, and it is recommended to remove the bandage no earlier than the next day.

Wasp Bite Features

This insect is very aggressive and can bite several times, releasing poison in large quantities. The wasp sting is smooth, so it does not remain in the human body. Wasp venom causes a strong reaction in case of allergies, and the bite site is painful and swells right in front of the eyes.

From a wasp sting, the following symptoms can quickly appear:

If the victim becomes worse, there is a large swelling and soreness, it is urgent to go to the hospital. A special injection against anaphylactic shock can save a life, so you can not delay in any case.

If you know that insect bites cause an allergic reaction, you must timely warn others about such consequences.

World practice proves that in such situations it is appropriate to wear an information bracelet that can report on the characteristics of the body, even if you are unconscious.

How to relieve swelling and swelling

Such situations are not delayed. A bitten place can swell a lot, and if it comes to the larynx or eyes, it is necessary to act quickly and competently.

Wasp sting: how to relieve swelling and what to do next:

• put ice or cold objects in place of the bite;
• grease with a disinfectant solution;
• inspect the bite site, revealing foreign objects or insect sting;
• use pharmacy drugs with anti-allergic effect;
• if it is impossible to use medical supplies, folk recipes are used.

It is especially important to navigate in time if the insect stings a child. It is necessary not only to properly treat the wound, but also to calm the baby. In the summer, serious cases can occur when eating ice cream and other sweets.

How to remove such symptoms is described earlier, and folk remedies will help in emergency cases before the arrival of doctors. If a bee or wasp has bitten a child before the age of one, it is necessary to consult a specialist in any case.

Folk methods

If the insect has stung in the area of ​​the face, throat or chest, it is necessary to act immediately, because edema can interfere with vital functions.

How to remove a tumor with folk remedies:

It is necessary to use the above funds immediately, and if the victim has an allergic reaction or severe swelling, it is better to seek qualified help.

Bee sting: treatment and first aid

A bee sting - one or even two - does not pose a threat to our lives. However, in order to avoid unpleasant consequences, you need to learn how to provide first aid: to properly remove the sting, disinfect the wound and relieve swelling after a bee sting. Treatment is very important to carry out on time.

What is it dangerous

After a bee sting, a sting with notches remains in the skin, through which poison flows into the wound. Although the concentration of poison is insufficient to cause significant damage to our body, it is recommended to remove it as soon as possible.

A bee sting is especially dangerous for children and adults who are prone to allergies. You should immediately seek medical help if, after a bee sting, a cough appears, a sensation of suffocation, or breathing is simply difficult, is sick, vomiting attacks, and the skin becomes covered with a rash and itching sensation arises.

Your life is at risk if the allergic reaction is very strong. This condition is called anaphylaxis. Symptoms of anaphylaxis after a bee sting:

This may be a reaction to a bee sting of a child, an allergic adult, a person suffering from heart disease. From this point of view, bee stings in the head, mouth and chest are considered especially dangerous.

Bee sting: treatment

Remove the sting. This is the first thing to do if a bee has bitten. Do not rush and in no case squeeze out a sting: in this way you can contribute to the spread of poison and possibly bring the infection into the wound. Use tweezers.

In extreme cases, gently pull the stinger out with your nails. In this case, do not press on the sting rod, since a tiny bag with poison is attached to it.

In the event that the sting penetrated the skin, try to get it with a needle. Pre-disinfect the bite site and the tool with which you will remove the sting.

If all your attempts to remove the sting are in vain, apply a cold compress to the bite and go to the clinic.

Sanitize the wound. After the sting has successfully left your body, it is very important to sanitize the bee sting site. For this, any alcohol solution is suitable - from tincture of calendula and brilliant green to alcohol. If there are no such products, rinse the wound with clean water.

Another option is to use acetylsalicylic acid. Grind the tablet to a powder and gently rub it into the bite area.

To minimize pain after a bee sting, treatment can be carried out with local analgesics and antihistamines. We are talking about topical preparations. Tablets are best taken after consulting a doctor. The exception is antihistamines. They can be taken immediately, but not exceeding the dosage.

If other methods do not help relieve the effects of a bee sting, alternative treatment can be your panacea. Dandelion juice, cucumber slices, onion slices, plantain leaves, rhubarb, chopped parsley root will help relieve swelling after a bee sting and pain.

But if the swelling did not go away within 2 days, you need to visit a doctor.

First aid for a bee sting

The bee family is a single organism, which, in danger to it, rushes into defense. This, of course, is unpleasant for a man, but the bee is suicidal, the sting breaks off with a piece of abdomen, and the selfless insect dies ...

It is unlikely that anyone will be happy with a bee sting, especially since allergy is observed in 1.5% of cases, this including stinging wasp, hornet and bumblebee.

The composition of the poison, the effect on the body

In total, this sharply smelling bitter liquid contains about 50 substances.

The body throws its defenses to the place of the bite, because the introduction of someone else's protein takes place! A slight swelling, redness, fever - these are normal, usual external signs of active protection.

The body adapts, in beekeepers, who are often stung by occupation, the bite site does not even swell. So they do not have to think about the question: "what to do if a bee stings."

Allergic reactions

It will be about those 1.5% of cases when too good is completely bad. Hypertrophic protection against poison disrupts the normal functioning of the body. And a small, in essence, introduction of a foreign liquid, if there is an allergy to a bee sting, triggers such a strong reaction that it threatens the work of the whole body.

In severe (but, fortunately, rare) cases - asphyxiation, convulsions, death. Stings in the head and throat are especially dangerous: severe edema can block the lumen of the larynx, disturbing breathing.

Actions of the victim and others

First aid for a bee sting depends on the attendant circumstances: who is bitten and how the reaction develops.

It is typical for a child to say “oh” and cry, call for mom (adults usually say different words). This is completely optional, but often happens.

We remove the sting, because the structural features and elasticity of human skin lead to its breakage. It has a reservoir of poison, and after the bee stings and flew away to die, the liquid continues to be introduced into the body. Removing, reduce the amount of injected substance. Only carefully, you can not squeeze the bag with it! And then you yourself will inject an poison.

If a child is bitten, then it is worth rubbing, blowing, applying ice, distracting, scolding the "bad fly", trampling the fallen insect. An increase in the flow of signals to the brain reduces pain: it is lost against their background. Do not overdo it, otherwise raise a coward.

What to do if a bee stings, and a person has a severe allergy to a bee sting - this is one of the worst options for events. First of all, we call the doctors, this is their part. In the meantime, we ask the victim and enter what he carries with him.

If the bitten person is an intelligent person, then he knows the features of his body and takes measures for a long-term existence. Remember, even the most severe allergy is not a bullet, does not immediately kill. There is time for stopping dangerous symptoms.

They also make a tracheostomy - open a hole in the throat for breathing. Or puncture the trachea, punctures with several needles of a wide diameter. Decision making and its implementation on such a traumatic effect is desirable for doctors.

First aid for a bee sting with complications is still provided with the help of corticosteroids, usually huge doses are administered, smaller ones will not work.

First aid for a bee sting

From anaphylactic shock, you can first administer adrenaline (epinephrine) 0.2-0.5 ml of a 0.1% solution intravenously (more efficiently) or subcutaneously, it is permissible to repeat the introduction to a total dose of 1-2 ml, only not at a time, but in parts.

Then something from glucocorticoids:

• prednisone - 150 mg (five 30 milligrams ampoules);
• methylprednisolone - 500 mg (large, usually used for pulse therapy, ampoule);
• dexamethasone 20 mg (five 4 milligrams ampoules).

Doses are very high, but smaller ones will not work. You need to navigate as the patient. Anaphylactic shock is serious, but, according to statistics, the hymenoptera bite takes the second place among its causes. On the first - medications.

Prevention

In order not to raise the question: “what to do with a bee sting”, it is worth reducing the very chance of stinging:

Please do not kill these useful creatures, substituting under their bites, no one needs such sacrifices. After all, pleasure is below average, even for masochists .... To avoid the question "what to do if a bee bit", reduce the likelihood of such incidents, especially if you are allergic.

Another, but no less important wish for people who have a pronounced allergy to bees: keep the necessary drugs in the medicine cabinet and do not tease insects.