what to do if you are stung by a honey bee

April 15, 2023
With all the flowers blooming in spring, the little bees are going to start their hard work again. However, when enjoying flowers outdoors, especially in the flowers, if we are not careful it is easy to be stung by bees, in general, in addition to the redness and distance pain, some people may also have allergic reactions, if stung by bees need to do what treatment to quickly relieve discomfort and reduce the harm it.

Check the wound carefully

After being stung by a bee, you should not press or scratch the wound with your hands indiscriminately, as this will not only increase the pain level, but may also drive the bee's residual poisonous stinger deeper. First, you should check the wound carefully, either on your own or with the help of others, and if you find any residual stings, you should first pull them out with tools such as tweezers.

Removing the poison

After being stung by a bee, in order to reduce the toxic effects of the toxic substance and the amount of toxins in your body, you can use fire cupping to remove the bee venom from the wound.

Detoxification

Bee toxicity is generally acidic, so you can use alkaline substances to neutralize and reduce toxicity. 3% ammonia, soap and water can be used to clean the wound, but it should be noted that wasp stings should not be neutralized with alkaline substances, as their toxicity is alkaline, you can apply vinegar locally to relieve pain.

Seeking medical attention

If there are symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fever, etc., you should seek medical treatment immediately.
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