In the open air it is very easy to get a bee sting, and its consequences can be dangerous for human life, because this insect secretes poison. But, if you know what to do in such a situation, you can minimize all unpleasant sensations and protect yourself.
What to do after a bee stings?
Help with a sting of a bee is needed by everyone, since immediately after this insect bites a person, it leaves in its skin a sting with a bag of poison. This is the reason that the bee stings are more dangerous than the aspen ones, because even after separating the sting from the insect, it continues to inject the poison into the skin for some time. Therefore, the first thing to do after a bee stings is to get a sting. If you have a tweezer or a needle, use them. If you do not have a suitable tool at your fingertips, you can also pull and pull the stinger with your fingers. But be careful, in this case there is a great chance to drive the sting even deeper into the skin.
Once you have removed the sting, do not try to squeeze out the poison from the wound, so you will only infect the infection and speed up the absorption of bee venom into the blood. Use to facilitate the condition of the remedy, which draws out the poison and neutralizes its effect. Just attach for 20-30 minutes to the bite:
- parsley leaves;
- garlic;
- bulb;
- an Apple;
- a tomato;
- lemon.
To the place of bite, to extract the poison from the wound, you can attach a piece of ordinary sugar, slightly moistened in water. It will also cope perfectly with the poison of the bee soda: you need to moisten the tissue with its solution (5g for 200 ml of water) and leave it on the affected skin for 20 minutes. Means that relieve the tumor and itching after a bee stings, is ice.
First aid after a sting of a bee
If you pulled a sting of a bee, attached one of the means that draw the poison, and the victim feels well, then no more help is required. But when a person has pallor, weakness or an allergy to a bee sting, then you should give him first aid.
The person bitten by a bee is best to sit down and relax. It is necessary to provide him with a plentiful drink. It is best if he drinks hot tea or sweet water. You can drink and a little alcohol (it is believed that it slightly reduces the effect of bee venom). Apply ice to the place of bite or something cold.
If the bitten had urticaria, nausea and itching, then you can give him any antihistamine. It can be:
- Diphenhydramine;
- Claritin ;
- Suprastin;
- Tavegil.
When should I seek medical help?
Immediately call an ambulance if the bee stings in the eye. Of course, it can be completely not dangerous, but in some cases, the swelling of the eye can impair vision.
You should also call an ambulance when the first aid you provide after a bee stings does not bring relief to the victim. That is, allergy symptoms worsen: heartbeat intensifies, there is pain in the abdomen, swelling of the face and throat, breathing becomes uneven.
Before the brigade of doctors arrive:
- Hide the bitten by a blanket and overlay it with hot water bottles.
- The faster you start to treat the bee sting, the better, so before giving medical help give him 2 tablets of Dimedrol and 25-30 drops of Cordiamin.
In severe cases, the affected person stops the heart and breathes completely. This is an anaphylactic shock, which in most cases often ends in a fatal outcome. It is necessary to make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (closed heart massage and artificial respiration ) before the arrival of physicians. This is the only way to save a person's life.