What to do when a bee stings? First aid

In summer, we are surrounded by many different insects. These include, besides attractive and harmless butterflies and dragonflies, and quite unpleasant - wasps and bees. Let's talk more about the latter. The bites of these hymenopterans are very dangerous for many people. They can cause an allergic reaction in the form of burning, redness, swelling and even anaphylactic shock. What to do if you bite a bee, if you immediately felt a significant deterioration in your state of health? Or, for example, how to behave in order to provide emergency assistance to a small child who suffers from insects? The tips presented in this article will help to act quickly, thoughtfully and with the greatest efficiency. These recommendations should be observed even in cases when you are sure that there is no allergy to insect bites. After all, it is impossible to predict how the body will react this time, so you should not take risks.

First aid with a bee sting

We list the main actions of a rapid nature:

1. Remove the sting that leaves the bee at the bite site. After all, it continues for several seconds the release of the poison under the skin. Use tweezers, tweezers or a clean needle for this purpose. If you do not have any special tools at your fingertips, simply "scrape off" the sting with your fingernail or the point of the knife, trying not to damage the sack of poison.

2. Wipe the wound with cotton wool soaked in one of the following solutions:

• Ammonia with water in the proportion of one to five;
• Liquid of light pink color, prepared from potassium permanganate;
• Saline solution (one spoonful per cup of water).

3. Instead of these mixtures, you can use Vietnamese balsam "Star", abundantly wiping them the place of bite. In the following days, treatment with this drug is very effective.

4. Half a lemon, attached to the wound, will also help to quickly remove swelling and swelling.

Help with a bee sting with anaphylactic shock

Sometimes, many can not even foresee and do not know what to do with a bee sting, having experienced serious consequences. Anaphylactic shock is the strongest allergic reaction of the whole organism, which threatens life. What symptoms need to be feared? We list the main of them:

• Dizziness, loss of consciousness;
• Violation of breathing in the form of dyspnea and "lack of air";
• Sudden changes in pressure and heart rate.

What to do if a bee stings, if the victim's condition worsens literally before your eyes? Call a doctor, because a specialist examination is necessary. Then lay the patient horizontally, turning his head to one side. This will avoid choking with tongue sagging or with a vomiting reflex. Immediately give bitten for use antihistamines, such as "Tavegil", "Suprastin" or "Diazolin." The medical worker who has arrived can apply other means, introducing the medicine intramuscularly or intravenously if necessary.

What to do with a bee sting after a few hours

Even in the absence of a pronounced allergic reaction, the victim will have a few more days experiencing unpleasant sensations in the bite area. To the aid comes ordinary iodine. Lubricate them once a day, swelling and swelling will gradually disappear. And in the future, try to avoid contact with winged insects that can cause so much trouble.