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It's summer; time for lemonade, swimming pool, and outdoors. But before you bring the whole family to camp sites and public parks, make sure that you know how to handle emergencies. Yes, that's right: emergencies. Summer is the best season to enjoy outdoors, but it is also a perfect venue for injuries and accidents. Bug bites, bee stings and insect bites are something you should not ignore. Unless you know exactly where they are, you and your kids are not totally safe.
Bug bites, bee stings and insect bites can be painful and irritating. In some cases, the body reacts negatively to these bites that it may require emergency help. To minimize bad summertime memories, here are important first aid tips you should know:
Bug Bites:
Bee Stings:
Bee stings appear swollen. In some cases, the stinger is left pierced in the sting. This should be removed right away.
Mosquito Bites:
These pesky insects may be small, but they will not hesitate to bite anywhere, everywhere. It is easy to spot a mosquito bite: it is very itchy and the skin forms red bump at least 1cm in diameter.
• Cold compress offers the quickest relief.
• You can also use water-baking soda paste to soothe the bite.
• Give an oatmeal bath to your child if he or she has one too many bites.
Prevention
Stay Safe. Nothing beats a safety-first attitude. Keep your kids protected by wearing proper clothing and applying insect repellant lotion on their skin. Keep them away from areas where bugs, bees, and insects live. Small creatures are generally territorial and they will do anything to protect area, so stay away.
Bug bites, bee stings and insect bites can be painful and irritating. In some cases, the body reacts negatively to these bites that it may require emergency help. To minimize bad summertime memories, here are important first aid tips you should know:
Bug Bites:
- Apply cold compress to the affected area of the skin.
- Bugs often have venom. So if the victim shows involuntary muscle movement, call for emergency help immediately.
- Identify the bug, but do not pick up dead bug. Scoop it up and take it with you to the emergency department.
Bee Stings:
Bee stings appear swollen. In some cases, the stinger is left pierced in the sting. This should be removed right away.
- You can use a credit card or any thin and flexible card available to scrape the stinger off the skin.
- You can use your fingers or tweezers too. Many believe that removing the stinger with your finger or tweezers will make matters worse because the venom will just sink into the skin. This is not true. Yank it out. The sooner, the better.
- If there are multiple bee stings, call the doctor immediately.
- Rare cases of bee stings result to severe allergic reaction. Signs include redness on large part of the body, shock, difficulty breathing, swollen lips and/or eyes. Call 911 right away.
Mosquito Bites:
These pesky insects may be small, but they will not hesitate to bite anywhere, everywhere. It is easy to spot a mosquito bite: it is very itchy and the skin forms red bump at least 1cm in diameter.
• Cold compress offers the quickest relief.
• You can also use water-baking soda paste to soothe the bite.
• Give an oatmeal bath to your child if he or she has one too many bites.
Prevention
Stay Safe. Nothing beats a safety-first attitude. Keep your kids protected by wearing proper clothing and applying insect repellant lotion on their skin. Keep them away from areas where bugs, bees, and insects live. Small creatures are generally territorial and they will do anything to protect area, so stay away.
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