What do you do when you get stung with a wasp?

Answer 1

do not scratch

run it under the cold water tap, it numbs that pain.

put some insect bite cream or antiseptic cream (savlon) on it.

dont put a plaster unless he starts to stratch it badly.

Answer 2

Following a honeybee sting the first step in treatment is removal of the barbed stinger. The stinger should be removed as fast as possible without regard to method: studies have shown the amount of venom delivered does not differ if the stinger is pinched or scraped off and even a delay of a few seconds leads to more venom being injected.

Once the stinger is removed, pain and swelling should be reduced with a cold compress. Many traditional remedies have been suggested for bee stings including damp pastes of tobacco, salt, baking soda, meat tenderizer, toothpaste, clay, aspirin or even application of copper coins.

The most famous of the traditional remedies is derived from ancient Greek Times. Where it is believed that when the victim was stung, a stream of urine from the victim or urine from another person was used to combat the venom. The acidic stream of urine was passed over the sting therefore neutralizing the alkaline found in the venom. This allowed the venom to pass through the blood stream and into the bowels where it was disposed of.

Bee venom is acidic and these interventions are often recommended to neutralize the venom; however, neutralizing a sting is unlikely to be effective as the venom is injected under the skin and deep into the tissues, where a topically applied alkali is unable to reach, so neutralization is unlikely to occur.In any case, the amount of venom injected is typically very small (between 5 and 50 micrograms of fluid) and placing large amounts of alkali near the sting site is unlikely to produce a perfectly neutral pH to stop the pain.

Many people do claim benefit from these home remedies but it is doubtful they have any real physical effect on how much a sting hurts or continues hurting, the effect is probably related to rubbing the area or the mind perceiving benefit.

Furthermore, none of these interventions have been proven to be effective in scientific studies and a randomized trial of aspirin paste and topical ice packs showed that aspirin was not effective in reducing the duration of swelling or pain in bee and wasp stings, and significantly increased the duration of redness. The study concluded that ice alone is better treatment for bee and wasp stings than aspirin.

The sting may be painful for a few hours. Swelling and itching may persist for a week. The area should not be scratched as it will only increase the itching and swelling. If a reaction persists for over a week or covers an area greater than 3 or 4 inches, medical attention should be sought out. Doctors often recommend a tetanus immunization.

For about 2 percent of people, anaphylactic shock from certain proteins in the venom can be life-threatening and requires emergency treatment by a physician. If the victim is allergic to bee stings, the victim must be treated to prevent shock. People known to be highly allergic may carry around epinephrine in the form of a self-injectable Epipen for the treatment of an anaphylactic shock. For patients who experience severe or life threatening reactions to insect stings, researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed a series of allergy injections composed of increasing concentrations of naturally occurring venom which provide excellent and usually life-long protections against future insect stings.

Answer 3

A wasp sting is alkaline and should therefore be treated with acid, vinegar being the most readily available in the home. A bee sting is acid and should be treated with alkaline, bicarbonate of soda being the most readily available in the home.

Answer 4

If you are allergic to wasp stings you should get your auto-injector and give yourself a shot then get yourself to a medical care provider.

If you aren't allergic, you can ice down the site of the sting to prevent swelling and reduce pain.

Answer 5

Unlike a bee, whose sting is barbed and is left sticking in your skin, the wasp's sting is unbarbed and is not usually left behind. You can buy special anti-sting medicines (ointment or roll-on). I believe vinegar is an old remedy. Unless you suffer from an allergy to stings that require urgent medical help, time will let the pain and local swelling cure itself.

Answer 6

You put some vinegar on it, WARNING, it will sting a little bit, but after a while, it'll get better.

Answer 7

I'm not sure this will work but I would take a ice pack and some that would sting you like maybe salt if you want a good advice check on Yahoo

Answer 8

put on vinegar or vodka

Answer 9

suck it up