What is dangerous is the bee sting

What is a bee sting, of course, everyone knows, even if its fate is past. This danger can be waiting for you while relaxing in nature in hot weather, especially bees bite in July and August. The bee, unlike the wasp, the insect is not aggressive. And if you follow a set of certain rules, then completely, you can avoid trouble.

Bee bites do not, as a rule, present a particular danger. Unpleasant sensations in the form of pain, itching and redness pass quickly. This can only happen if you are allergic to the poison of the insects of this group. In addition to bees, it includes wasps, bumblebees, hornets. In the caudal part of these insects there is a sting through which they inject poison under the skin. The degree of the body's reaction to this poison determines the magnitude of the pain syndrome that causes the bee sting. Each person has a different reaction in the stung area. Most of this is pain and redness. On the site of a bite, swelling or a lump can occur. Depending on the reaction of the body, they disappear for 1-2 days. People with an increased reaction to poison can have a rash of small blisters, itching and swelling that can appear far from the bitten place. In some, the manifestation of such an allergy may be fever, chills, severe headache, sneezing, discharge from the nose, attacks of suffocation and shortness of breath. There are cases of cramping pain in the abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea, severe weakness. The most severe manifestations of the anaphylactic reaction of the body are: a sharp drop in pressure, a threadlike pulse, loss of consciousness and convulsions. Measures of assistance must be taken without delay. And when an acute attack is eliminated, it is necessary to take medical help to avoid complications. People with an allergic reaction do not meet so much, about 0.5-2%, but it should be remembered that their life in such a situation can depend on the ability of others to give them first aid.

For people susceptible to an allergic reaction, you should know how dangerous for them to bite bees. Treatment in this situation will consist in the immediate admission of such drugs as diphenhydramine, prednisolone, ephedrine (1 tablet), which should be with you in a similar situation. According to doctors, people who are allergic to bee stings should have at home the necessary drugs for injection: diphenhydramine, prednisolone and adrenaline (the injection is done in a ratio of 1: 1: 0.3 ml). In such a situation it is not bad to learn how to inject yourself.

Let's consider a simpler situation: you were bitten by a bee. What to do?

The very first thing that needs to be done urgently is to remove the sting. There is some peculiarity with bites, namely, bees. The sting of the bee, in contrast to the stings of wasps, bumblebees and hornets, has notches and remains in the skin along with a bag of poison. And it still some time, convulsively contracting, injects its contents under the skin. It must be removed without squeezing, very carefully. It is better to do this with tweezers or tweezers.

After this, it is necessary to rinse the wound from the bite with a solution of hydrogen peroxide, weak potassium permanganate, vodka, cologne or ammonia. Next, apply a cold compress. To reduce pain, some sources advise to apply a compress of such medicines as: aspirin, validol, activated charcoal or baking soda. Tablets or powder of the above drugs should be moistened and in the form of a moist, gritty mass to put on the wound. Close polyethylene and bandage for several hours.

Folk medicine also has a number of recommendations on how to treat a bee sting. According to many adherents of folk methods of treatment should:

• Grease the wound with juice of garlic, onions or lemon;
• Apply a compress of fresh potatoes;
• Apply compress from freshly cut and crushed leaves of dandelion, plantain, parsley or mint;
• To grease a place of a sting with a mint tincture or menthol
• Rinse the wound and apply a compress of a strong decoction of veronica medicinal or alternating;
• Give the victim as much drink as possible. It is advisable, during the day, to drink the decoctions of the roots of parsley or grass of the ordinary.

But, in no case should you comb the place of the bite. And with the rapid development of allergic symptoms should take antihistamines.

We examined the options for first aid, which requires a bee sting

May this cup pass you and your family members. And rest on nature in the summer fancy day will be for everyone a joy.