Let's talk about what to do at home if you were bitten by a wasp to remove unpleasant sensations-symptoms - pain, redness, itching, swelling of the bitten place.
A bite of wasps can be obtained anywhere, not only when walking in nature, but also at home.
With the onset of the warm season, these insects are awakened from hibernation, actively feeding, multiplying and settling under the roof of the house in the country, on the balcony. The main thing for them to find a secluded place - a small space, protected from direct sunlight and water ingress during the rain.
Alarmed wasps attack equally aggressively on children and adults, adolescents and seniors. The bite of a wasp is especially dangerous for those people who are hypersensitive to wasps and have a tendency to develop pronounced allergic reactions like Quincke's edema and anaphylactic shock.
If you do nothing, call an ambulance and wait, the help will not reach the victim in any favorable and fast circumstances. Because allergic reactions of the immediate type are very rapid in their development and only intramuscular injection( prick) 2 ml.solution of hydrocortisone( or another hormone in ampoules) can save allergic life!
With an average sensitivity of the human body to the poison of striped flying insects, only a slight itch of the skin is observed, redness, tenderness at the bite site - rapidly fading, swelling. This condition does not pose a threat to the life of a bitten special person.
You probably know about the big ax - hornet - one bite, which is equal to the strength of bites at the same time 10-20 oz. Here you need to be on guard even a healthy person not prone to allergies. You can lose consciousness from a painful shock. You should immediately go to the emergency station, do not wait!
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Bite of a wasp: symptoms and signs
After a sting on the victim's body, you can notice:
- swelling;
- reddish-pink skin tint;
- skin itching;
- pains are pulsating;
- with face stinging, eyelids - the tissues are strongly swollen, the eyes may not be visible pronounced swelling;
- in children and women of the bite of an insect is more acute;
- stinging tongue causes severe swelling not only of it, but also of the entire oral mucosa, larynx, then the person suffocates.
With increased sensitivity( sensitization), anaphylactic reactions develop:
- has a pronounced swelling;
- the redness of the affected area;
- pale skin;
- nausea;
- severe itching;
- the victim wheezes, there is an attack of suffocation;
- hemorrhage in the eye area;
- loss of consciousness;
- tenderness in the chest and peritoneum;
- sharp decrease or increase in pressure;
- heart rate failure.
What to do at home if it has been bitten by wasp
Bites of any insects that have stinging throats and bees - always cause pain, provoke allergic reactions. What can and can not be done at home with a wasp sting:
- can not be waved, trying to kill an insect, provoking it to aggression;
- do not ruin the hornets' nests with the mechanical method of picking a stick, you can provoke a massive attack of wasps on yourself;
- remember that fear, excitement, sudden movements, attempts to attack an aspen( or bee) dwelling cause an attack of aggression in wasps and bees;
- after the attack of the whole swarm, the victim may develop a shock up to a lethal outcome;
- after stinging, do not panic, pull yourself together, move away from the scene;
- when the wasp circle around you, or crawls on clothes, not with a car hands, with clothes it is easy to shake off an insect with a stick( anything);
- in the kitchen of the wasps attracts the smell of the stewed fruit compotes, the cooking of the jam;then cover the pelvis( pan) with a wide rag and gradually expel the shroud in an open door or window.
First aid with bite of wasp
Correct actions reduce the risk of unwanted allergic reactions:
- the sting of a wasp, unlike bees - without a notch - you do not need to look for it( the wasp quickly removes it from the victim's body and is ready to sting again and again): aspensting smooth, thin, in the tissues does not remain, unless of course you did not crush it on yourself;
- take the victim to the shade, plant the person;his head should not be thrown back or sideways: with difficulty breathing due to swelling, nausea, there is a risk of suffocation;
- wipe the bite site with a solution of citric acid in cold( cool) water;
- on a swollen place from the bite, leave a cold compress to reduce soreness and swelling;
- when bitten in nature, find a leaf of plantain or dandelion, wash it and attach it to the bite zone;
- You can also take advantage of cream " Rescuer ", Psilo-balm or Fenistil-gel ( grease the stung spot) to eliminate local allergic reaction;
- it is necessary for the injured person to give a tablet of allergy( antihistamine), optional - Loratadin , Diazolin , Ketotifen , Suprastin .
- if you are going to the forest, park - take with you an antihistamine( tablets for ingestion and hydrocortisone ointment for topical use), for children, choose what they can give by age;
- watch the person who has suffered from a bite of a wasp, suddenly it will start to develop a shock - it will be necessary to immediately call an ambulance;
- when the child suffers from stinging, it is desirable to show it to the pediatrician( dermatologist, allergist);
- , after an aspen bite, let the affected person drink more fluids in order to quickly remove the poison from the body.
Remember that 2% of people from 100% are highly sensitized( sensitive to allergens), bites of bees, wasps, bumblebees, mites or bedbugs are especially dangerous for them. People who are prone to allergies should always have antihistamines with them, both general and local. And also it is better for allergy sufferers to put a note with personal information in the passport or wallet about the substances that cause them a strong allergy and what means they can use to save them.
What not to do
In order not to provoke the development of severe reactions with bites of wasps, it is impossible:
- rub the wound;
- try to squeeze out the poison;
- take alcohol;
- smoking;
- cauterize the affected area.
Recommended medications and preparations
The aspen bite site can be treated with a gel or ointment with a hormonal content. It is highly desirable, along with topical agents, to take antihistamines.
What can be applied to the bite site:
- Balm Rescuer from insect bites.
- Hydrocortisone ointment.
- Diprospan.
- Psylo-balm.
- Fenistil-gel.
- Fluorocort.
How these drugs work:
- reduces swelling;
- improve blood circulation;
- reduces itching;
- eliminates allergic reactions;
- gradually take away the pain.
The best antihistamines( antiallergic) drugs:
- Diazolin.
- Claritin.
- Loratadin.
- Suprastin.
- Suprastinex.
- Tavegil.
- Fexofenadine.
- Cetrin.
- Erius.
Folk remedies and methods at home
If a person does not have a pronounced tendency to allergies, it is safe to try to apply folk recipes from aspen bites without the side effects that are usually inherent in modern medical aids.
When bitten by wasps, there are proven means:
- pulp or aloe juice;
- leaf of plantain;
- gruel made from parsley.
How to use folk remedies:
- wipe the bite zone with water, get wet and apply one of the means;
- leaves must be clean;
- every half hour leaves or gruel replace fresh.
However, keep in mind that the plantain leaf, parsley greens, aloe pulp do not need to be fixed with cellophane: the stung place should breathe. Mount the product with a bandage, a clean handkerchief.
When the patient needs to be rushed to the doctor:
- develops anaphylactic shock;
- wasp stung in the eye, tongue, face;
- breathing is difficult, the tissues are strongly swollen;
- on the victim attacked a swarm of stinging insects;
- at the bite site is a strong swelling and redness;
- the patient has a weakness, a sharp decrease or increase in pressure;
- suffered a child, regardless of his health;
- pallor of the skin in the affected person;
- sharp deterioration of well-being;Heart palpitations of the
- .
Popular advice and recommendations of beekeepers
In order to prevent and prevent the attack of wasps one should try:
- not to approach close to the aspen nests, do not ruin them mechanically( do not knock down the nest with a stick);
- not to make sudden movements in thickets of bushes, near trees where it is possible to have a hornet's nest;
- when working in the kitchen with sweet foods protect the windows and doors with a mosquito net;
- when consuming sweet gifts of Nature - fruits, berries, watermelons, melons, grapes - carefully look at what you eat - suddenly there sits a wasp or a bee;
- when identifying a hornet's nest in a private home or on a private plot, call professional pest controlists or read about popular methods of fighting wasps on the page "Wasps at the cottage, in a house on the roof - how to get rid of folk remedies at home."
Proceed neatly!
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