A wasp or bee sting in a healthy child usually causes only a local reaction, the main symptoms of which are: redness, swelling at the bite site, pain, severe burning, itching at and around the bite site. The reason for this reaction of the body is a special poison released by insects of the order Hymenoptera during a bite..

By itself, this poison is safe for a child who does not suffer from allergies, but such cases are also possible.. A wasp or bee sting causes a particular danger to a child if the poison is injected into the oral cavity, nasal mucosa, head, and also if the bite hits the site of a blood vessel. In addition, often children have an allergic reaction to wasp and bee stings immediately after the first such case.. If the poison enters the blood again, an allergic reaction can manifest itself with more complex consequences: dizziness, fever, fainting, vomiting, and even swelling of the larynx, which is very dangerous..

If a child is stung by a wasp, you must quickly apply ice or a towel soaked in cold water to the bite site.. This will reduce pain.

In no case should you use earth, clay or wet sand for cooling, even if you are outside - this can lead to infection of the wound with all the ensuing consequences. You can use a damp cloth. When a bee stings, you need to carefully examine the wound and carefully pull out the sting, which the insect always leaves in the human body.

This must be done with extreme caution so as not to squeeze the contents of the sting into the blood.. Carefully observe the child after the bite, so as not to miss the possible manifestation of allergic reactions.

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