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Summary: Relieve bee sting pain with ice packs, oatmeal or meat tenderizer. Find out how to relieve a bee sting with expert tips from a fire captain in this free video about first aid treatments.
Captain Joe Bruni has over three decades of experience as a street firefighter and company officer. Bruni has experience as a department training officer in the fire and rescue safety...read more
"You know, bites and stings form insects can be pretty painful. Hi, I'm Captain Joe Bruni. And what I'm going to talk about is how to relieve the common bee sting. With a common bee sting, there's going to be some type of stinger left inside of the injected site area where the bee left that mark. There will be inflammation and swelling. Do not try to grasp the stinger with a pair of tweezers as there will be some type of venom sack leftover, and squeezing that venom sack to try and remove the stinger will pump more toxin into the victim. Take something like a credit card, or driver's license, or even a dull butter knife, and scrape against the stinger in the opposite direction for removal. Scraping will not squeeze that venom sack. Once the stinger is removed, you can find relief by using ice, some type of cold pack, for short periods of time, and also making a paste out of water and meat tenderizer, or water and baking soda that can be applied to the site. Also, aloe Vera gel can also help reduce swelling and pain. Even an oatmeal bath with half a cup of oatmeal laced in bath water can help reduce pain, and even over the counter calamine lotion could be applied. Bee stings can be pretty painful. But quick action can help reduce swelling, inflammation, and removal of the stinging process. I'm Captain Joe Bruni. Stay safe, and we'll see you next time."
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