How to do when stung by caterpillars

April 15, 2023

With the arrival of spring, as the weather turns warmer, various insect activities will gradually increase. In the outdoors will often come into contact with caterpillars, once the insects adhere to the body somewhere, there will be itching and burning pain, some local yellow blisters and other situations, improper handling may lead to infection, encounter such things, you can do the following treatment.

Avoid scratching

After the skin is crawled by the caterpillar, most people will have burning skin symptoms, this time must avoid scratching with their hands, because the caterpillar burr has a certain degree of toxicity and irritation, before the removal must avoid scratching, otherwise may be attached to the finger burr caused by a larger range of skin irritation.

Removal of poisonous spines

The main reason for skin discomfort after the caterpillar crawl is the irritation of the skin by the flag poisonous thorns. You can use transparent tape, or adhesive tape, or pain relief cream, etc., to stick away the poisonous hairs in the area first to reduce the continuous irritation of the skin by the poisonous thorns.

Cleaning the skin

When the skin is glued off, rinse with soap and water. Alkaline soap and water can reduce the irritation of the skin caused by the thorns. If available, 5% iodine can be applied to the affected area to disinfect it or fresh amaranth can be pounded and applied externally to reduce the redness, swelling and itching.

Avoid re-stimulation

If the area is covered with clothes, it is important to change the clothes in time to avoid secondary irritation of the skin by the stings that stick to the clothes. If you do not pay attention to all the poisonous thorns, resulting in burning pain throughout the body, you can use concentrated salt water or mash ginger juice and scrub the whole body repeatedly, if necessary, you need to seek medical attention.

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