Bee Stings!

Call 911 if the person has:
•Trouble breathing
•Feelings of faintness or dizziness
•Hives
•A swollen tongue
•A history of severe allergy reaction to insect stings
•Inject epinephrine if the person is unable to.
•If the person has a history of anaphylaxis, don’t wait for signs of a severe reaction to inject epinephrine.
•Read and follow patient instructions carefully.
•Inject epinephrine into outer muscle of the thigh. Avoid injecting into a vein or buttock muscles.
•Do not inject medicine into hands or feet, which can cause tissue damage. If this happens, notify emergency room staff.
•The person may need more than one injection if there’s no improvement after the first. For an adult, inject again after 10 to 20 minutes. For a child, inject again after 5 to 30 minutes.
•A person should always go to the ER after an epinephrine injection, even if the symptoms subside.

Step 1
Remove the stinger as soon as possible. Do NOT pull it out with your fingers or tweezers. Doing so will squeeze more poison into the wound, making it hurt worse afterwards. Instead, scrape firmly against it with a finger nail or credit card.

Step 2
Apply ice wrapped in fabric to the bee sting for 20 minutes.

Step 3
Mix vinegar, baking soda, and meat tenderizer into a paste. •Meat tenderizer contains an enzyme called papain that can break down toxins in bee venom.
This mixture will make you smell like an antipasto sampler.

Step 4
Apply it to the bee sting. It will fizz.

Step 5
Wait 20 minutes for the symptoms to subside; they should disappear about an hour after application.

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