What to do if a bee stung your neck

Bees are good friends of human beings. They can help plants transfer pollen, thereby making fruits ripe. However, not everyone has a good impression of bees. Some people are afraid of bees because they have been stung by them. Being stung by a bee is not uncommon in our daily life. For some people, the swelling will go away after a while, but for others, it will take a long time. Some people have been stung on the neck by a bee and will be very worried about any injuries. What should you do if you are stung on the neck by a bee?

There are many types of bees, such as honey bees, wasps, hornets, bumble bees, etc. Male bees do not harm people because they do not have venom glands or stingers. It is the female bees (worker bees) that sting people. The female bees have a stinger connected to the venom gland at the end of their abdomen. When the stinger enters the human body, venom is immediately injected. When a bee stings someone, it often leaves its stinger at the site of the sting; however, a wasp retracts its stinger after stinging and can continue to hurt someone. Bee venom mainly contains formic acid, neurotoxins and histamine, which can cause hemolysis and bleeding, have an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, and may also cause allergic reactions in some victims of stings. After a person is stung by a bee, in mild cases, only local redness, swelling, pain, and burning sensation may occur. There may also be blisters, ecchymosis, and local lymph node enlargement, which will disappear on their own within a few hours to 1-2 days. If a person is stung by a swarm of bees in multiple places on his body, it often causes systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, dizziness, nausea, irritability, and fainting. People who are allergic to bee venom may develop urticaria, rhinitis, swelling of the lips and eyelids, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. In severe cases, it may cause laryngeal edema, asthma, difficulty breathing, coma, and ultimately death from respiratory and circulatory failure.

What to do after a bee sting?

Here are some ways to deal with a bee sting:

(1) Carefully examine the wound. If there is a stinger left in the skin, remove it first.

(2) If you are stung by a bee, because bee venom is acidic, you can use soapy water or 3% ammonia water, 5% sodium bicarbonate solution, salt water, etc. to wash the wound. If you are stung by a wasp, wash and apply vinegar. You can also wash fresh purslane and squeeze the juice to apply to the wound.

(3) If you have Nantong snake medicine (Jide Du snake medicine), you can dissolve the tablets in warm water and apply it around the wound; or grind Zijinzhan or Liushenwan into powder and apply it to the affected area. It has the effect of detoxification, pain relief and swelling reduction.

(4) Folk prescriptions can be used:

① Mash garlic or ginger or apply juice to the affected area.

②Cut the fresh eggplant and apply it to the affected area; or add appropriate amount of sugar, mash it and apply it. ③ Mash fresh violet yedoensis, lobelia, dandelion, wild chrysanthemum, leek, etc. together or individually and apply to the affected area.

(5) If an allergic reaction occurs, for mild cases, you can take 1 tablet of Astemizole once a day; or 4 mg of Promethazine, 3 times a day. Those with severe symptoms should be sent to hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

What to do if you get stung by a bee on your neck

The processing method is as follows:

(1) Don't be nervous, stay calm.

(2) If a poisonous stinger has penetrated the skin, remove the stinger first.

(3) Use soapy water, 3% ammonia water, 5-10% sodium bicarbonate water, saline, or sugar water to wash the wound.

(4) Apply fresh human milk to the wound several times a day.

(5) Mash Yulu powder or chrysanthemum leaves and apply to the affected area.

(6) If you are stung by a wasp, you can wash it with vinegar or fresh purslane and apply the juice.

(7) Crush garlic or ginger to extract juice and apply to the affected area.

(8) Choose fresh dandelion, Viola yedoensis, Polygonum multiflorum, Lobelia chinensis, etc., wash and mash them, and apply them around the wound. The effect is good.

(9) Apply a circle of dissolved Nantong snake medicine tablets about 2 cm away from the puncture wound. It has the effect of detoxification, pain relief and swelling reduction.

(10) Apply cucumber juice to the affected area several times a day to relieve pain and reduce swelling.

(11) Wash 30g of leeks, mash them into a paste, and apply to the affected area.

Therefore, being stung by a bee on the neck will not cause any harm, and you don’t need to worry too much. The swelling will go away on its own in a few days. If the swelling goes away slowly, you can try the method above, which may help. After being stung by a bee, you must remain calm and deal with the situation calmly. Don't panic and delay. In addition, we should not harm bees just because they sting people. We must love them and protect animals.