For the majority of insect bites, home care is all that is necessary.
If insects are on or around you, stay calm.
Gently brush all the insects in their skin.
Calmly leave the area as quickly as possible.
If the stinger is still lodged in the skin as it is usually after a bee sting should be removed immediately.
You can do this by scraping the site with a credit card or similar device, perpendicular to the skin. A nail can be used.
Squeezing the stinger to pull it off, it is not recommended, as this may inject more venom.
Directed by local swelling
Elevate the body part where the bite.
Apply ice to the bite area.
If the sting is in the hands or feet, which rings or other tight jewelry used, must be immediately removed before inflammation develops, to avoid compression of the blood supply in these regions.
Pain control, ibuprofen (Advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) is enough to relieve the pain.
Treat itching
Take an antihistamine pill, such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl). This helps to counter the mediators of the response and help control itching. Diphenhydramine is available without a prescription. Caution - this product makes most people too sleepy to drive or operate machinery safely. It can be taken every 6 hours for the first days until the swelling starts to get better.
Hydrocortisone cream, available over the counter, can be used instead of insect bites to relieve itching.
Paste of baking soda or salt and water, rubbed on the skin, may provide relief.
Counter lotion such as calamine can help.
If a bubble is developing the site, to clean, but do not break blisters.
Do not worry if the reaction takes 2-5 days to heal. Continue treatment until all symptoms have disappeared.
For more severe reactions, self-treatment is not recommended. Call your health care provider or 911, depending on the severity of your symptoms. Do not try to drive yourself. If none is available to take you right away, call an ambulance. If you have symptoms of anaphylaxis, this is what you can do until the ambulance:
Try to stay calm.
Remove yourself from the area where the insects are.
Take an antihistamine (1-2 tablets or capsules of diphenhydramine [Benadryl]) If you can swallow without difficulty.
If you have shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, use an inhaled bronchodilator such as albuterol (Proventil) or epinephrine (Primatene Mist), if available. These inhaled medications enlarge the airway.
If you feel dizzy or faint, lie down and raise your legs above your head to help blood flow to the brain.
If you have been given epinephrine kit, inject when she was recommended. Kit provides a premeasured dose of epinephrine, a prescription medication that quickly turns serious symptoms (follow-up).
Spectators had to administer CPR to an unconscious and breathing stops or becomes no pulse.
If possible, you or your partner must be prepared to tell the medical staff of the medications you took today, which you usually take, and known allergies.
If insects are on or around you, stay calm.
Gently brush all the insects in their skin.
Calmly leave the area as quickly as possible.
If the stinger is still lodged in the skin as it is usually after a bee sting should be removed immediately.
You can do this by scraping the site with a credit card or similar device, perpendicular to the skin. A nail can be used.
Squeezing the stinger to pull it off, it is not recommended, as this may inject more venom.
Directed by local swelling
Elevate the body part where the bite.
Apply ice to the bite area.
If the sting is in the hands or feet, which rings or other tight jewelry used, must be immediately removed before inflammation develops, to avoid compression of the blood supply in these regions.
Pain control, ibuprofen (Advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) is enough to relieve the pain.
Treat itching
Take an antihistamine pill, such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl). This helps to counter the mediators of the response and help control itching. Diphenhydramine is available without a prescription. Caution - this product makes most people too sleepy to drive or operate machinery safely. It can be taken every 6 hours for the first days until the swelling starts to get better.
Hydrocortisone cream, available over the counter, can be used instead of insect bites to relieve itching.
Paste of baking soda or salt and water, rubbed on the skin, may provide relief.
Counter lotion such as calamine can help.
If a bubble is developing the site, to clean, but do not break blisters.
Do not worry if the reaction takes 2-5 days to heal. Continue treatment until all symptoms have disappeared.
For more severe reactions, self-treatment is not recommended. Call your health care provider or 911, depending on the severity of your symptoms. Do not try to drive yourself. If none is available to take you right away, call an ambulance. If you have symptoms of anaphylaxis, this is what you can do until the ambulance:
Try to stay calm.
Remove yourself from the area where the insects are.
Take an antihistamine (1-2 tablets or capsules of diphenhydramine [Benadryl]) If you can swallow without difficulty.
If you have shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, use an inhaled bronchodilator such as albuterol (Proventil) or epinephrine (Primatene Mist), if available. These inhaled medications enlarge the airway.
If you feel dizzy or faint, lie down and raise your legs above your head to help blood flow to the brain.
If you have been given epinephrine kit, inject when she was recommended. Kit provides a premeasured dose of epinephrine, a prescription medication that quickly turns serious symptoms (follow-up).
Spectators had to administer CPR to an unconscious and breathing stops or becomes no pulse.
If possible, you or your partner must be prepared to tell the medical staff of the medications you took today, which you usually take, and known allergies.
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