tehutika@aol.com writes ("[LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings"):
>Greetings,
>
>During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a
>hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling didn't
>last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there was
>nothing over the counter to help such stings.
Hmm, as a veteran of more bee stings than I could ever count[1], there
are a number of techniques that I've used successfuly reduce
swelling. In order of preference:
1. Benadryl pills. Slightly reduces the swelling and definitely takes the
edge off of the sting.
2. Ice
3. Meat tenderizer to break down the venom.
4. Topical Caladryl.
5. Topical hydrocortisone (but this never did all that much for me)
6. Ibuprofen, if you've got nothing else.
>Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd
>better start carrying one in our kit.
"Bee Sting Kits" are for use when you are allergic to bee stings, and
usually are a mini-syringe of epinephrine. You need a prescription to
get one.
[1] Including more than two dozen simulataneous stings from a nest I
disturbed while portaging a canoe... whew.
--
Richard W Kaszeta
rich@kaszeta.org
http://www.kaszeta.org/rich
First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
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Started on 2002-09-03
[LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
From: (tehutika@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-09-03 14:00:37 UTC-04:00
Greetings,
During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling didn't last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there was nothing over the counter to help such stings.
Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd better start carrying one in our kit.
Mike S.
P6 (clues coming later today!) F65 V4
During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling didn't last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there was nothing over the counter to help such stings.
Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd better start carrying one in our kit.
Mike S.
P6 (clues coming later today!) F65 V4
Re: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
From: Erich Sawyer (riposte9@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-09-03 13:06:49 UTC-05:00
The best thing that I have ever found for bee/wasp/hornet stings is a little trick passed on to me from my mother. A paper towell dampened with distilled white vinegar will imediately stop the pain and helps quite a bit with the swelling. Trust me on this one, it DOES work.
Happy Boxing,
Erich Sawyer
Omaha, NE p4 f6
http://letterboxnebraska.8m.com
P.S. Of course, don't forget to remove the stinger in the case of a bee sting.
----Original Message Follows---- From: tehutika@aol.com Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com Subject: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:00:37 EDT Greetings, During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling didn't last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there was nothing over the counter to help such stings. Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd better start carrying one in our kit. Mike S. P6 (clues coming later today!) F65 V4Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here
Re: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
From: Richard Kaszeta (kaszeta@me.umn.edu) |
Date: 2002-09-03 13:12:04 UTC-05:00
RE: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
From: irishtinker (irishtinker@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2002-09-03 14:13:33 UTC-04:00
Another cupboard cure we always used growing up in
making a paste with meat tenderizer and water. It really works great! Takes the
sting away and brings the swelling down!
Infact
that is the only reason I keep meat tenderizer in the house. The container is
nice and small for a back pack too.
Irishtinker
F63
P18 X24 HH (still sadly none!)
-----Original Message-----
From: Erich Sawyer [mailto:riposte9@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 2:07 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee StingsThe best thing that I have ever found for bee/wasp/hornet stings is a little trick passed on to me from my mother. A paper towell dampened with distilled white vinegar will imediately stop the pain and helps quite a bit with the swelling. Trust me on this one, it DOES work.
Happy Boxing,Erich SawyerOmaha, NE p4 f6http://letterboxnebraska.8m.com
P.S. Of course, don't forget to remove the stinger in the case of a bee sting.
----Original Message Follows---- From: tehutika@aol.com Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com Subject: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:00:37 EDT Greetings, During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling didn't last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there was nothing over the counter to help such stings. Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd better start carrying one in our kit. Mike S. P6 (clues coming later today!) F65 V4
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Re: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
From: Alafair (ms_alafair@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-09-03 12:12:51 UTC-07:00
Below is a cut and paste of an earlier post of mine to the list that describes a homeopathic, non-prescription bee sting treatment. Since there were some new concerns, voiced and many of us are variously allergic, at the risk of redundancy, I re-post the contents.
Recently, my hometown, Syracuse NY ABC-TV affiliate WIXT, aired a health segment on treating bee stings after a local doctor succumbed to one. I recently got stung and have had a mild, yet prolonged allergic reaction for two weeks.
I contacted WIXT who kindly sent me the transcript of the segment where a homeopathic product was mentioned that works for some people. I like that this product is not heat sensitive like epi-pens. Below is that transcript.
"...A PHARMACIST TOLD HER ABOUT THIS, A HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY CALLED APIS, SHE WENT TO THE HEALTH FOOD STORE
AND BOUGHT SOME. UNLIKE THE EPI PENS WHICH ARE HEAT SENSITIVE, APIS CAN BE CARRIED IN THE CAR, AND AS YOU SAW, IT'S ALSO SMALL ENOUGH TO KEEP IN YOUR PURSE. IT'S ALSO QUITE INEXPENSIVE...WE CHECKED WITH A HEALTH FOOD STORE AND THEY SELL IT FOR FOUR DOLLARS FOR 75 TABLETS. BUT THEY SAY IT DOESN'T WORK FOR
EVERYONE, SO YOU NEED TO HAVE A BACKUP PLAN."
Hope this helps all of us. If anyone has used this either of these products after a bee sting, I would like to know what your experiences have been like. Thanks.
Linda a/k/a Alafair
tehutika@aol.com wrote:
Greetings,
During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling didn't last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there was nothing over the counter to help such stings.
Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd better start carrying one in our kit.
Mike S.
P6 (clues coming later today!) F65 V4
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Re: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
From: Magic Mike (mmletterbox@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-09-03 21:25:53 UTC
OK...more Boy Scout First Aid Training to the rescue!!!
There is a product on the market called After Bite. I've used it on bee
stings...it burns at first, but it takes away some of the sting.
As far as the stinger goes...NEVER, NEVER remove the stinger with a pair of
tweezers. This will squeeze more venom into the wound. Scrape it out with
the flat edge of a pocketknife or a credit card. Push it out opposite of
the direction it is going in.
Magic Mike
>From: tehutika@aol.com
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
>Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:00:37 EDT
>
>Greetings,
>
>During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a
>hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling
>didn't
>last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there
>was
>nothing over the counter to help such stings.
>
>Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd
>better start carrying one in our kit.
>
>Mike S.
>P6 (clues coming later today!) F65 V4
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There is a product on the market called After Bite. I've used it on bee
stings...it burns at first, but it takes away some of the sting.
As far as the stinger goes...NEVER, NEVER remove the stinger with a pair of
tweezers. This will squeeze more venom into the wound. Scrape it out with
the flat edge of a pocketknife or a credit card. Push it out opposite of
the direction it is going in.
Magic Mike
>From: tehutika@aol.com
>Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
>Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 14:00:37 EDT
>
>Greetings,
>
>During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a
>hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling
>didn't
>last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said there
>was
>nothing over the counter to help such stings.
>
>Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd
>better start carrying one in our kit.
>
>Mike S.
>P6 (clues coming later today!) F65 V4
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Re: [LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings
From: Debbie Teeter (dlt22@cornell.edu) |
Date: 2002-09-04 13:12:53 UTC-04:00
I haven't read our passed-down-through-the-ages,-tried-and-true bee sting
treatment: baking soda mixed with a little water to make a paste, then
dabbed generously on and around the sting. I've used this since childhood
(and my mother and grandmother before me) - very quickly soothes and stops
the pain, and can be re-wet or reapplied as it dries if the pain comes
back. I often see a discoloration in the dried powder directly over the
sting, which must be venom getting sucked out during the drying process.
This is a good reminder - I think I'll squeeze a little baggie with baking
powder into that bandaid, etc. collection!
Debbie T (the bee)
At 01:12 PM 09/03/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>tehutika@aol.com writes ("[LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings"):
> >Greetings,
> >
> >During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a
> >hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling
> didn't
> >last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said
> there was
> >nothing over the counter to help such stings.
>
>Hmm, as a veteran of more bee stings than I could ever count[1], there
>are a number of techniques that I've used successfuly reduce
>swelling. In order of preference:
>
>1. Benadryl pills. Slightly reduces the swelling and definitely takes the
>edge off of the sting.
>2. Ice
>3. Meat tenderizer to break down the venom.
>4. Topical Caladryl.
>5. Topical hydrocortisone (but this never did all that much for me)
>6. Ibuprofen, if you've got nothing else.
>
> >Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd
> >better start carrying one in our kit.
>
>"Bee Sting Kits" are for use when you are allergic to bee stings, and
>usually are a mini-syringe of epinephrine. You need a prescription to
>get one.
>
>[1] Including more than two dozen simulataneous stings from a nest I
>disturbed while portaging a canoe... whew.
>
>--
>Richard W Kaszeta
>rich@kaszeta.org
>http://www.kaszeta.org/rich
>
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treatment: baking soda mixed with a little water to make a paste, then
dabbed generously on and around the sting. I've used this since childhood
(and my mother and grandmother before me) - very quickly soothes and stops
the pain, and can be re-wet or reapplied as it dries if the pain comes
back. I often see a discoloration in the dried powder directly over the
sting, which must be venom getting sucked out during the drying process.
This is a good reminder - I think I'll squeeze a little baggie with baking
powder into that bandaid, etc. collection!
Debbie T (the bee)
At 01:12 PM 09/03/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>tehutika@aol.com writes ("[LbNA] First Aid Kits/Bee Stings"):
> >Greetings,
> >
> >During our trek through Maine, my wife got two stings on her hand from a
> >hornet, which promptly swelled to impressive proportions. The swelling
> didn't
> >last long, but the pharmacist we talked to at the nearest town said
> there was
> >nothing over the counter to help such stings.
>
>Hmm, as a veteran of more bee stings than I could ever count[1], there
>are a number of techniques that I've used successfuly reduce
>swelling. In order of preference:
>
>1. Benadryl pills. Slightly reduces the swelling and definitely takes the
>edge off of the sting.
>2. Ice
>3. Meat tenderizer to break down the venom.
>4. Topical Caladryl.
>5. Topical hydrocortisone (but this never did all that much for me)
>6. Ibuprofen, if you've got nothing else.
>
> >Does anyone onlist know where we could get a bee sting kit? We think we'd
> >better start carrying one in our kit.
>
>"Bee Sting Kits" are for use when you are allergic to bee stings, and
>usually are a mini-syringe of epinephrine. You need a prescription to
>get one.
>
>[1] Including more than two dozen simulataneous stings from a nest I
>disturbed while portaging a canoe... whew.
>
>--
>Richard W Kaszeta
>rich@kaszeta.org
>
>
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