In fact, between 60 to 70 people in the U. Next time you or a child receives a nasty sting, look for signs of a generalized allergic reaction. Anyone who has any of these symptoms should go to the emergency department immediately.
People who had a generalized allergic response in the past will very likely have one again after another sting.
However, sometimes people who never had an allergic reaction on previous stings have a generalized allergic reaction to their next sting. Fortunately, this first reaction is less likely to be one of the fatal ones.
Use the auto-injector at the first sign of an allergic reaction. Patients and parents should note—a more severe local reaction greater pain or more extreme swelling is not an indicator of increased risk for a generalized reaction, nor is receiving multiple stings. Up to 1 million people go to the Emergency Department for bee stings every year. Most of these visits are for local reactions that you can treat at home by following these steps.
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Only a board-certified dermatologist has these credentials. Stings from bees, wasps and hornets can be painful. To treat a sting and help relieve the pain, dermatologists offer these tips. It can happen fast. One minute the kids are all playing peacefully outside on a warm, spring day. The next minute a piercing scream reveals that one them has been stung by a bee. The first thing to do is to get the stinger out quickly. A small, dark strand may be sticking out of it, and that's the stinger.
You may be able to see a bulbous tip on the top of it, and that's the venom sac. Sometimes, if someone doesn't see a stinger, they worry that it's under their skin.
It's almost certainly not—the shape of the stinger makes it really unlikely. If it's not visible, assume there's no stinger and treat the sting without worrying about it. Especially if the sting is somewhere with loose or folded skin, you may need to pull the area tight to get a good look at the stinger.
This will also make it easier to get to for removal. Once you've found the stinger, you can scrape it off with your fingernail, the edge of a credit card, or anything similar that you have on hand.
Additionally, you can pinch it with tweezers or between your fingers and pull it out. Most people who are allergic to bee stings only find out by getting stung. If you're stung by a bee and the bump called a weal swells up large and turns red, watch for redness and swelling spreading out away from the weal. Normal symptoms of a sting include:. Those symptoms, while unpleasant, aren't cause for alarm.
If symptoms begin appearing away from the site of the sting, however, that can indicate a dangerous allergic reaction that requires emergency medical treatment. Be aware of any itching or burning on the skin that's not touching the weal, or of trouble breathing, difficulty swallowing, scratchy throat, dizziness, or weakness after the sting.
Any of these signs and symptoms could indicate anaphylaxis , a severe allergic reaction. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening medical emergency that requires immediate medical treatment. If you know you're allergic to bee stings, you should always carry epinephrine, a form of adrenaline used to treat severe anaphylaxis.
It could save your life. If you witness someone else having an allergic reaction and you happen to be carrying an epinephrine auto-injector , you could save their life by giving them an injection as soon as you recognize the symptoms of anaphylaxis.
Once the stinger is out and you know you're not having a severe reaction, it's time to treat the sting. In the unlikely case that part or all of a stinger has become lodged underneath the skin, it will probably work its way out over a few days much like a splinter. If the swelling doesn't go down after a couple of days, you may need to see a doctor to check for infection.
A lot of home remedies may help ease the pain, itching, and swelling of a bee sting. Many of these aren't backed by science but some people claim they work. Honey bees, bumble bees, wasps, yellowjackets, and hornets all come from the same family hymenoptera and all can sting. These bees build nests out of wax in old trees and manmade hives like the ones that beekeepers take care of and spend a lot of their time collecting nectar and pollen from flowers.
Then they turn the nectar into honey for food. Wasps are closely related to bees, but instead of only feeding on pollen and honey, wasps eat animal food, other insects, or spiders.
They are not fuzzy like bees, but seem kind of smooth and shiny, and they have skinnier bodies. There are also thousands of different types of wasps in the world. Two common types of wasps are bald-faced hornets and yellowjackets:. Ants are small insects that can be brown, black, or red. Some have wings and others don't. Some ants can sting, like the fire ant. Fire ants are tiny and reddish-brown and live in nests under the ground. Honeybees, wasps, hornets, fire ants, and yellowjackets may look different and have different homes, but they all sting when they are upset!
If a person is stung by any of these insects, the sting will feel a lot like a shot at the doctor's office. The site of the sting will feel hot and it may itch. A red bump surrounded by white skin will develop around the sting, except for the sting of the fire ant, which turns into an itchy blister.
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