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Yesterday, around 12:30, my little brother got bit by a poisonous spider, and he is only 9 years old. He was rushed to the hospital immediately after he got bit. The doctors gave him Benadryl through a needle. Before and after we got to the hospital, he put his arm underneath an ice bag to relieve the pain. When he got home, he was screaming in agony due to painful burning and cramps. It is uncertain on which kind of spider bit him. My dad wanted him to help him with yard work, so my brother put on gloves. The spider bit him on the hand in the glove. My dad looked through the gloves and found egg sacks and the parent spiders. My mom gave him Clariton, Tongue dissolver's and Asprin. No, she did not give him all of the medicine at once. How long will the burning and cramping take effect?

2007-03-11 05:23:16 · 5 answers · asked by JAnimaniac 1 in Health General Health Care First Aid

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I got bit by a brown recluse once, on the back of my thigh. My leg became twice the normal size. The pain was only second to the itching. The hospital gave me injections directly into my leg, and it took a week before it was somewhat normal again. It's an unbelieveable experience.

2007-03-12 09:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2017-01-04 03:14:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I am glad that he got medical attention but to relieve his pain, I will suggest the use of Rescue Remedy Spray or liquid which is available in almost all healthfood stores. Ask your dad and mom to get that and apply locally where it hurts.

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2007-03-11 06:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0 0

I would guess the burning goes away in 3 days. Watch and treat the area with aloe vera and band aids is my remedy.

2007-03-11 05:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I got nailed 4 times on my foot by a brown recluse in july 2006 8mo's ago,they rot your skin ! lost my middle toe and 3 holes in my foot to the bones....there all healed but 1 still healing...nasty little spiders, killem if you see one......

2007-03-11 05:37:32 · answer #5 · answered by James k 5 · 0 0

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