A paediatrician and pharmacist answer some questions about kids’ insect bites and stings.
Children often playing outdoors are bound to step on a bee or wasp eventually. — Photos: CHRISTIN KLOSE/dpa
”This small sac independently continues injecting venom into the sting,” explains Dr Ulrich Fegeler, a member of the Cologne-based Professional Association of Paediatricians . By removing the sting quickly, you let less venom get into the skin.Rule number one is to cool the affected area, “ideally with crushed ice,” Fegeler says. He advises wrapping ice cubes from the freezer in a cloth and then crushing them with a board or hammer.
If your child has been stung by a wasp or bee in the mouth or neck area, you should always take them to a doctor right away.These devices heat the venom of an insect bite or sting within seconds to about 50 degrees Celsius, thereby altering its constituent proteins and preventing swelling and itching. The pen must be used promptly, however.
”To be precise, the pen causes a small, first-degree burn like a sunburn,” as Fegeler describes it. “But it’s so tiny that it’s insignificant and results in no more than a bit of brief redness.” For this reason, parents should always take a child who has been stung by a wasp or bee in the mouth or neck area to a doctor right away.Basically every reaction to an insect bite or sting has a minor allergic component, according to Fegeler. A life-threatening allergy to insect venom can in fact be present, but is rare. Its symptoms include difficulty breathing and facial swelling.
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