First aid for a child with a wasp sting at home

What to do if a baby was bitten by a wasp, there is a clear algorithm of action. Every mother should get acquainted with him. After a bite, do not panic, but provide qualified assistance. The further mechanism of action depends on the reaction of the body to the ingestion of poison. Children, especially young children, have an increased risk of developing allergic reaction varying degrees of intensity.

What does a hornet bite look like?

The first step is to determine - wasp or bee bitten. There are no special differences, but there is one caveat - a bee always leaves a sting with a piece of its own body. The thing is that bee sting differs from aspen external structure - has notches that do not allow him to get back. With a sharp movement, part of the body of the insect comes off. Soon the bee diesbut the sting left on the skin of the child continues to throb, inject poison. It is necessary to immediately stop this process, remove the sting, and only then proceed with further actions.

On a note!

Wasp able to sting many times, remains alive, does not leave “weapons” in the wound.

Typical situation

The reaction to a wasp sting in a child can be different. It depends on the age, individual characteristics of the body. Moreover, it should be, as it enters the bloodstream poisonwhich is a strong allergen. With an adequate response, the bite is as follows:

• sharp pain in the process;
• swelling;
• redness
• dark dot in the center.

Over time itching appears. The spot size does not exceed 1 cm. With a normal reaction of the body, the symptoms go away on their own within 2 days after first aid. It does not require special treatment. Finally, the skin is restored in a week.

Allergy

If a wasp has bitten a child, the risk of developing an allergic reaction is increased. This is especially true for infants up to one year old, newborns, children who have never encountered insects before, with a tendency to allergies, a genetic predisposition. Dangerous wasp sting for a child, the development of a local, systemic reaction, up to laryngeal edema, anaphylactic shock.

Symptoms

• Strong redness of more than 1 cm. This reaction of the body should already alert. An antihistamine should be purchased immediately.
• Swelling, marked swelling not only at the site of the bite. If a child was stung by a wasp by the finger, in the case of an allergy, the entire arm swells, it is impossible to open the eyelid in the eye, etc.
• Additional rash. The reaction to the ingress of allergen into the blood provokes rashes with itching, burning.

Particularly dangerous systemic manifestations of allergies, which can also manifest themselves differently in each individual case.

• dizziness;
• headache;
• lack of coordination;
• slurred speech;
• pallor of the skin;
• low pressure;
• arrhythmia;
• loss of consciousness;
• diarrhea;
• difficulty breathing, lack of air;
• laryngeal edema;
• increase in body temperature;
• weakness;
• drowsiness.

Important!

Especially dangerous is a bite in the head, neck, as well as the attack of several insects. Not only the bite site can swell, but also the entire limb, a separate part of the body.

Standard first aid for a baby wasp sting

To stop the action of the poison, you need to get rid of it as soon as possible. It is impossible to completely prevent the penetration of an allergen, since an insect can bite a child when an adult does not see it. If it so happened that the bite was applied literally in front of the eyes, you should immediately suck the poison out of the wound and spit it out. In other situations, operate according to the following algorithm.

1. Rinse the wound with running water to wash off the remaining poison.
2. Sanitize the wound to prevent secondary infection. To do this, use ammonia, any alcohol tincture, high-quality vodka, laundry soap, even your own saliva. To neutralize the poison, juice of lemon, orange, plantain, celandine, and dandelion is also used.
3. Treat the wound with a means that accelerates healing, restoration of the skin.

Important!

Further treatment depends on the individual characteristics of the body. If the child is prone to allergies, you should immediately give an antihistamine in the form of drops, tablets. Effective remedies - Claritin, Fenistil, ElTset, Diazolin, Eden. When choosing a medicine, you need to consider age. Drops are more suitable for a one-year-old child. Fenistil will do.

Help with mild allergies

An allergic reaction manifests itself within 5-20 minutes. If limited only to a local reaction on the skin, treatment is carried out at home with folk, pharmacy. The bite for the baby in the arm or leg is not particularly dangerous, it is limited to unpleasant symptoms on the skin, does not reach the systemic reaction.

Folk remedies

They provide for the treatment of wounds with juice, wiping with a decoction, a compress. How to smear a bite, in most cases, depends on the environment in which the adult and injured child will be.

• lemon juice;
• vinegar solution - 1 glass of cool water 1 tbsp. tablespoon of vinegar;
• paste from baking soda - add a small amount of water, stir, apply to the site of the bite until dry;
• menthol toothpaste;
• decoction of chamomile, lemon balm, mint;
• tincture of calendula, valerian, motherwort;
• laundry soap;
• shaving foam;
• juice of dandelion, parsley, cucumber, celandine, plantain;
• own saliva;
• alcohol;
• vodka.

Any remedy with antiseptic, antibacterial, disinfecting, soothing properties is suitable.

Pharmacy preparations

It is better to treat a wasp sting in a child in the presence of a pronounced allergic reaction on the skin with pharmacy drugs that have anti-edematous, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antipruritic, healing properties.

For children under 1 year old:

• balm Asterisk;
• Fenistil gel;
• Psilo balm;
• Rescuer;
• Bepanten.

If the child combed the wounds, the infection joined, use:

• Ointment Solcoseryl;
• Levomekol;
• Vishnevsky ointment.

On a note!

Komarovsky proposes to smear the Fenistil tumor with gel, supplement the treatment with drops of the same name.

Antiallergic drugs for severe allergies

They have age restrictions. Used if the children were bitten by wasps, as a result, a strong immune response appeared on the skin. Hormonal preparations, it is recommended to apply from wasp stings no more than 5 days. Apply exclusively to the affected area with a thin layer. The frequency of treatment of wounds 1-2 times per day.

• Advantan;
• Dermoveit;
• Elokom;
• Betamethasone;
• Fluorocort;
• Triacutane;
• Sinaflan.

Additionally, antihistamines are prescribed inside, which stop the pathological process - Claritin, Fenistil, Diazolin, ElTset, Eden.

Dangerous bites and not so

A wasp sting in the neck is especially dangerous, since the risk of developing laryngeal edema increases. In this case, you need to immediately give your child an antihistamine, if you feel worse, call an ambulance or go to the sanitary inspection room on your own.

If a wasp has bitten on the forehead, in the ear, the reaction will be minimal, since the probability of getting poison into the systemic circulation in large quantities is reduced. It is enough just to provide first aid to the child, treat the wound with an antiseptic.

Bites of wasps on the lip, eye also do not carry any particular danger, but almost instantly there is a strong swelling, eyes, mouth does not open. To cure swelling, you need to apply ice cubes, make cold compresses. With a bite in a leg, arm, the reaction may be different, the methods of therapy depend on the complexity of the symptoms. The wasp is able to bite for different sites, up to 5 times in one attack.

To avoid serious consequences, you need to provide first aid, observe the baby carefully for 1 hour. If your health worsens, if the body or its individual part begins to swell, immediately call an ambulance.