I just got stung. I cant seem to get the stinger out. Got any ideas on how to get it out?
2007-10-21 08:26:17 · 8 answers · asked by Gooby 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Take a credit card and scrape it off. This is the best method to remove the stinger and sack without putting the poison more into your body!
2007-10-21 08:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jenny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What to do if you are stung:
If you have been stung by a bee, wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket, follow these instructions closely:
Bees leave behind a stinger attached to a venom sac. Do not try to pull it out as this may release more venom; instead gently scrape it out with a blunt-edged object, such as a credit card or dull knife.
Wash the area carefully with soap and water. This should be continued several times a day until the skin is healed.
Apply a cold or ice pack, wrapped in cloth for a few minutes.
Apply a paste of baking soda and water and leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes.
Take acetaminophen for pain.
Other remedies for pain and itching may include:
dabbing on a tiny amount of household ammonia.
Over-the-counter products which contain ammonia are also available for insect stings.
taking an over-the-counter antihistamine, if approved by your physician.
Be sure to follow dosage instructions for children.
2007-10-21 15:31:19 · answer #2 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to remove it very carefully with a set of tweezers. be careful and very gentle, because if you sqeeze the stinger, you will release more of the toxin into you and it will hurt more. pull out the stinger in the smoothest way you ca, in the opposite direction it went in if that makes any sense! =) like, if it went in on your arm towards your hand, pull it away from you hand.
Or, you can try scraping in out in the opposite direction it went in with a credit card.
2007-10-21 15:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by girlwiththeredumbrella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put Wet mud on it! Trust me it makes it feel better and takes the stinger out. Wait till the mud dries then take off the mud! xox
2007-10-21 15:30:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but make a poultice out of baking soda & a little water & cake it on the sting, It eases the pain & burning sensation.
2007-10-21 15:32:00 · answer #5 · answered by donna s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRUST ME!!! Hold a penny to the sting for five minutes!!! It will be completely cured!!!
2007-10-21 15:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by xxxxxamolivexxxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to get it out or it still injects the stuff putting into you and will swell big time. get the tweezers and get it out. make sure the entire thing is out take care.
2007-10-24 21:47:25 · answer #7 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a flat object like a butter knife or credit card to scrape it out
2007-10-21 15:35:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋