What should I do if I get stung by a bee and it swells?

Some friends who are traveling in the wild or living in the countryside may encounter bee stings. At this time, many people do not know the seriousness of the situation and just deal with it simply. Because of this, it is easy for swelling and pain to occur in the stung area, which is very torturous, so how to deal with it is an issue that needs to be taken seriously by everyone. So, what should you do if you get stung by a bee and the sting becomes swollen?

1. Carefully check the wound. If there is a bee stinger left in the skin, use a sterilized needle to remove the broken stinger in the flesh. Then pinch the stung part hard and suck it repeatedly with your mouth to suck out the toxin.

Carefully examine the wound to see if there is a bee stinger left in the skin.

2. If you are stung by a bee, because the 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. Apply ice to the sting to relieve pain and swelling. If the pain is severe, you can take some painkillers.

4. If you have Nantong snake medicine (Jidedu snake medicine), you can dissolve the tablets in warm water and apply them around the wound stung by the bee; or you can grind Zijinzhan or Liushen Pills and other medicines into powder and apply it to the wound, which has the effect of detoxification, pain relief and swelling reduction.

5. If there is a tendency to spread, there may be an allergic reaction. You can take some anti-allergic drugs, such as diphenhydramine, promethazine and other anti-allergic drugs.

6. Observe closely for about half an hour. If you find that the patient has difficulty breathing, or his breathing becomes rough or there is a wheezing sound, immediately send him to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment.

2. Precautions for dealing with stings

1. After being stung by a poisonous bee, applying ammonia to the affected area is basically ineffective, because the histamine in the bee venom cannot be neutralized by ammonia.

2. Wasps are poisonous, but bees are not. After being stung by a bee, you should also remove the stinger first. The difference in treatment from wasps is that you can apply some ammonia, baking soda or soapy water to the wound.

3. If you have no symptoms after 20 minutes of being stung by a bee, you can rest assured.

3. What are the dangers of being stung by a bee?

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.

4. How to prevent bee stings?

1. When hiking in the wild, avoid passing through unused paths and bushes, as these areas may be where poisonous bees build their nests. Always keep an eye on the rocks and branches. Some bees live on tree branches. In addition, garbage dumps and flower gardens are also places where bees often appear, so remember this.

When hiking in the wild, avoid walking on unused grass paths

2. In rainy weather, bees mostly stay in their nests instead of going out, because they are easily irritated and sting people due to the crowded nests. Therefore, you must be especially careful when walking in mountainous areas. When hiking and picnicking during the rainy season from September to November every year, you must pay special attention to the harm caused by bees.

3. It is best to wear smooth and light-colored clothes when mountaineering, and avoid dark, woolen or rough clothes. It is best if the pants can be tucked into the boots.

4. If you walk onto a one-way mountain road with knee-deep grass and a cliff on one side, the leader must be extra careful, because the rugged terrain is a good place for poisonous bees to cause trouble. If you spot a poisonous bee, the best thing to do is to avoid it.

5. When you see a bee flying past you, it is best to stand still, stay calm, observe the scene or let it fly away on its own. If you slap it with your hands, the poisonous bee may be driven away, but the person who comes after may become a victim.

The above is an introduction to what you should do if you are stung by a bee and the sting causes swelling. You can take a look at it in case of emergency. Because bees will not sting people easily, but once they sting, it will still have a certain impact. At the same time, the above article also introduces how to prevent being stung by bees when you are in the wild. I hope everyone can learn how to prevent emergencies.