What happens if you get bitten by a yellow jacket bee?

Answer 1

they dont bite they sting you with a stinger in the butt, it will hurt like the devil and sometimes swell, if you are allergic to them you will have trouble breathing.

Answer 2

From this web site:

http://www.lpch.org/HealthLibrary/ParentCareTopics/BitesStings/BeeorYellowJacketSting.html

Symptom Definition


The child was stung by a honeybee, bumblebee, hornet, paper wasp. or yellow jacket. Over 95 percent of stings are from honey bees or yellow jackets.

The sting involves injecting venom into the human from the bee's stinger

The main symptoms are pain, swelling and redness at the sting site

A severe allergic reaction is called anaphylaxis
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WHEN TO CALL YOUR DOCTOR FOR BEE OF YELLOW JACKET STING
Call 911 Now (your child may need an ambulance)
(for symptom of anaphalxis) If

Wheezing or difficulty breathing

Hoarseness, cough or tightness in the throat or chest

Difficulty swallowing or slurred speech

Thinking or speech is confused

Passed out or very weak

Previous severe allergic reaction to bees, yellow jackets, etc. (not just hives or swelling)

(Note: anaphylaxis usually starts within 20 minutes, and always by 2 hours following a sting.) First Aid Advice for Anaphylaxis


Give epinephrine injection if you have an anaphylactic kit

Inject it into the muscle of the upper outer thigh
Call Your Doctor Now (night or day) If


Your child looks or acts very sick

Hives or swelling occur elsewhere on the body

More than 10 stings

Sting inside the mouth

Answer 3

You might get stung by a yellow jacket wasp, but I doubt you'll get bitten by a yellow jacket bee. If you get stung put a baking soda paste on the site to kill the pain.

Answer 4

Yellow jackets are wasps, not bees, and they sting rather than biting. Actually, if a yellow jacket bites you, you probably won't even notice it. If you are stung you will have a histamine reaction ranging from pain, swelling, and elevated temperature, up to death if you are very allergic.

Answer 5

If you get bitten, maybe a little pinch, If you get stung, the bee dies, and you may too, if you are allergic, otherwise, a bit of pain, localized swelling, itch.

Answer 6

It hurts we shoot those things all the time w/ bb guns just a stung at the most

Answer 7

they sting, and as long as your not allergic, you will be fine, it will hurt for a bit..put some ice, or Mud on it. sometimes the stinger gets stuck..make sure it is out. I understand that they die after they sting someone...i dunno if that is sad or sweet irony.

Answer 8

They'll sting you, but they won't bite you.

It will hurt a for while.