How to deal with bee stings

Being stung by a bee makes you ache, swollen and can be even deadly if not treated and treated promptly. So, what to do, how to help burn stings when being stung by bees?

Our country has many types of bees, bees that often cause poisoning are bumblebees, wasps, honey bees and some bees of unknown species in mountainous areas. The types of bumblebees, wasps and some types of bees in mountain forests are very toxic and dangerous.

Identify and manifest toxicity when being stung by a bee

Honeybee

• Burn up the last foot (3rd leg) and bring along the pollen (pollen basket), when burning to leave the stinger, the nest has honey.
• Favorite bees (bee stalkers) make big nests on high branches, cliffs, nest hanging down like blisters, big bees, very fierce.
• Our country has 5 species of native bees (domestic bee, bee, red bee bee, black fly bee and stone bee) and bee imported from abroad. Generally honey bees (except for honey).

Disease manifestations after being burned:

• At pain, swelling and swelling.
• Burning dangerous positions (head, face, neck): can cause dyspnea, eye damage + Allergy: rash, systemic skin redness, dyspnea, allergic shock (fast, weak, low blood pressure) pressure).

Bees, hornets and hornets

Identification: The bumblebees (bees and bees, bee-faced bees) make a nest on trees, roofs, columns, . a pattern with a pattern like wood vein, oval or large cubes with only one hole for bees to enter, ferocious. Wasps (horse-faced bees, earthen bees, bee-compensated bees) made the ground under the ground, often using the termite nest, leaving the hole in the ground, people go to the forest to step on. Bees are very big, can be finger-sized, very aggressive. These bees don't burn nibs when they burn and one can burn many notes.

Toxicity: Very toxic, causing skin damage and leaving wounds, scars in the burned area, toxic to muscles, kidneys, blood. Easy to die, large cattle burned with many notes can also die.

First aid when being stung by bee

• Quickly take the victim out of the area with bees.
• Place the person in a still position, avoiding excessive movement to limit the venom spread in the body.
• Lightly apply or use tweezers to take out the stinger of the bee. Absolutely do not use your hands to pick up the stinger because the poison bag may break, causing the venom to spread and penetrate deeper into the body.
• Rinse areas with an injection of soap and warm water or an antiseptic solution, then apply a cold washcloth or ice pack on the burned area to relieve pain and reduce swelling.
• Give the victim water to remove toxins.
• After the first aid, the victim should be taken immediately to the nearest medical facility for timely emergency treatment, especially when there are more severe symptoms.

Burning on the face, neck, mouth, and throat (can cause choking or blindness). The patient has an unpleasant expression, for example:

• Severe pain, swelling of many burned areas.
• Rashes.
• Shortness of breath.
• So tired.
• Little pee.
• Yellow eyes, yellow skin.

Patients with dyspnea : Haemorrhage or artificial respiration by existing means. Do not self-medicate (whether traditional medicine or western medicine), do not try to find lime to apply because it is time consuming, not good if the bite is too much, stain on face, neck, mouth.

A number of folk experiences in the treatment of wounds caused by bee stings

These are applied in cases where the burn is not much and not too heavy:

Lesson 1: 30g of chives or 30g of dried fresh herbs or semi-fresh leaves, or 50 - 100g of gourd leaves, or 30-50g of white plank leaves or fresh mint leaves crushed to cover the place of bee stings to relieve pain , reduce swelling.

Lesson 2: 1 fresh flower (regardless of what flower), rubbing it against the burning area helps reduce swelling immediately.

Lesson 3: 15g leaves are freshly milled, added a little salt to eat, crushed, then put on the stain.

Lesson 4: squeeze some breastmilk (mother who is breastfeeding), apply it to the bite to help reduce pain, reduce swelling.

Lesson 5: Chrysanthemum leaves crumpled, rubbed on the stings 5-7 times a day.

Lesson 6: 1 live taro , cut the piece into the sting to relieve pain.

Lesson 7: Taking crumpled amaranth , rubbing it on the burnt place will be very tender and very fast.

Lesson 8: Tighten branches, fresh branches porcelain plants lied at an angle of 45 degrees, sprinkle with pus, rubbed one way many times on the sting sting. Bee venom will peel off and no pain, no swelling.

You can also apply calamine solution (often applied to burns to relieve pain) or sodium powder on the wound, neutralizing and absorbing venom. The band covers the wound.

Prevention of bee stings

• Avoid contact with bees if not necessary.
• Do not agitate or tease bees, do not hurt bees (will release alarms for bees to fly), do not poke the beehive if it is not necessary and does not guarantee safety.
• Do not leave a house, floors or rooms unattended (bees are easy to nest).
• Early detection of beehives and destruction if in crowded places, where many people travel or in households. It is advisable to break it right away when the new hive is built (small, usually 3-4 months).
• Do not consider bees entering your home or nesting in your home to signal goodness.
• When entering the forest, avoid wearing bright, colorful clothes. Do not use perfume, shampoo, cosmetics, . smelling and sweet. Do not go barefoot, do not wear clothes too wide. Wear a mesh cap, gloves, wear thick, tight clothing if possible.
• When the bee comes, does not run, it needs to stand or sit still and not move (the bee will not see anymore).
• If you are attacked by a bee, you can use any available spray that has an unpleasant odor or use smoke to scare you (do not do if the risk of forest fire).
• How to remove the beehives : Use smoke (do not do if the risk of fire), sprayers kill insects (eg mosquito spray) to dispel the bee away. Then use a curtain or small mesh to cover the honeycomb and remove it (to avoid the bee being in the nest). Workers wear thick clothes or raincoats (thick plastic) and head covers and gloves.