Thursday, June 24, 2010

What's the best thing to put on a bee sting, to get the stinger out?

Can you use tabacco from a cigarette?What's the best thing to put on a bee sting, to get the stinger out?
Just use a tissue and wipe it out opposite to the direction that it went into the skin. Then apply an ice pack to the area. If the redness increases see a doctor as you might need an antihistomine type medication.What's the best thing to put on a bee sting, to get the stinger out?
flick the stinger out immediatly using a flat edged object coming from the underside of it. Any sort of pressure of force from the side or top will make it inject more poison in. Give the spot your chewed wet tobacco or a splash of vinegar as it neutralizes the toxins and take a single dose of Benadryl to counteract the histamins. If you notice a difficulty in breathing anytime in the next 20 minutes get to the emergency room quick for an Epi shot and let them know you took some benadryl so they don't double dose you.
I've never heard of using tobacco.





I used to be a beekeeper (3 hives). The best thing to get the stinger out if it is still in your skin is to take a sharp flat object (credit card, etc) and scrape it over the skin. Angle it away from the site. Be very careful NOT to squeeze the bottom (top as you look at it) of the stinger. It has a gland that is most likely still attached and contains the toxin. That is the bee sting component that you react to. That's why tweezing is bad , it causes more to be pumped into the wound before you get the stinger out. The gland will continue to pump the toxin in even after it's removed from the bee.





To handle the swelling and pain, I used to mix a paste of MSG (the meat tenderizer) and put it on the wound. It breaks down the proteins in the venom.





Monitor yourself after the sting. If your fingers start to swell get your rings off and get to an ER. If you have difficulty breathing get to an ER. Thell them you are suffering from anaphalactic shock. Believe me, they will take you RIGHT away! I got stung on the neck one day by several bees. I had to go to the ER and that ended my 5 years of beekeeping.





I found a neat page from the medical journal The Lancet


that has pictures (and pretty much the same thing I just said)


http://bees.ucr.edu/stings.html
Scratch it out. NEVER PULL IT OUT. It realeases more poison.





As for the tobacco, I have never heard of this ever.
Oh good grief...alternative medicine is something else at least on this one. Try ammonia or webmd


Some say an onion..
No do not use tabacco from a ciggerett use only clean tabacco or talk to the pharmisist or to a local drug store.





Hope it helps!

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