How do you treat a yellow jacket sting?

Answer 1

Cleaning, icing, and monitoring discomfort and swelling are remedies that treat yellow jacket stings. The stinger can be removed by scraping with a flat- or straight-edge surface -- such as a butter knife or credit card -- as long as venom is not released with accidental or deliberate pulls or squeezes. The priority is cleaning with soapy water and then alcohol or ammonia; minimizing pain and swelling with ice, immersions in Epsom salts, medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, and remedies such as baking soda, meat tenderizer, salt or vinegar pastes; and monitoring for allergic reactions -- such as respiratory distress -- which demand epinephrine or 911.

Answer 2

Remove the stinger immediately from the wound by scraping a credit card, butter knife or other thin straight-edged object along the wound. After the stinger is removed, clean the wound with soap and water. Wrap some ice in a cloth or place in an ice pack and apply to the wound for ten minutes. After ten minutes, remove the ice for ten minutes. The ice should be applied in several ten minutes on-ten minutes off increments.

There are some home remedies:

- Dab ammonia directly on the wound.

- Apply a paste of baking soda and water and wrap with a handkerchief and bandana.

- Apply a poultice made of an enzyme based meat tenderizer and wrap with a handkerchief or bandana

- Apply a paste made of activated charcoal and water and wrap with a handkerchief or bandana.

- Apply a mudpack - clay soil and water mixed into a paste works best - and wrap with a handkerchief of bandana.

Answer 3

With a bee because it is has a acid sting you treat it with a weak alkali like toothpaste.

With a wasp because it has a alkali sting you treat it with a weak acid like Orange Juice!

With a bee and wasp sting's, use baking soda(just add a little water and make a paste and put it on the infected area). This is also great for Fire Ant stings.