When your stung by a bee does it really help to scratch the area with a credit card?

Answer 1

I don't know about the credit cards effectiveness but I saw several articles recently saying that a copper penny placed on the sting would remove the poison and give immediate relief. I hope it works

Answer 2

I haven't heard anything about a credit card. When a bee stings you, the stinger detaches from the rest of the bee's body. Even after the stinger detaches, it continues to "pump" the venom in to the skin, which is why experts tell you to remove the stinger immediately. I don't know if the "credit card" trick you are talking about has anything to do with removing the stinger. Once the stinger has been removed from the skin, do not continue to scratch - it only spreads the venom.

Answer 3

The only thing you can do with a credit card, may be, is knock the stinger out. Whoever told you that has obviously never been stung.

Answer 4

In all honesty, this is the most recommended solution to a bee sting. If you use tweezer or any other type of device to pinch the stinger out, you squeeze the poison sack that is attached to the stinger. I know this because the red cross knows this.

Answer 5

Yes. The point of scratching with a card is to pick the stinger out of your skin to prevent it from releasing more of the poison.

Answer 6

The only thing a credit card may be handy for is scraping it across to get out the stinger.

Answer 7

You are using a credit card to scratch out the stinger instead of using tweezers which could pinch the stinger and release more of the toxin, so yes it does help.

Answer 8

NO the card is to take out the stinger, like scrape stinger out.

Answer 9

What?

No. Ridiculous.