What to do if bitten by a poisonous insect

Summer is here, and everyone should have a lot of troubles. The main one is that the hot weather is very unbearable. Also, this season is when many insects are very active. We usually wear very little, especially for some people who like to travel. When they go to places with flowers and plants, it will be easy to have insects. If you are not careful, you will be bitten, and it will be very itchy and sometimes very painful. So what should you do if you are bitten by a poisonous insect?

Summer is here and we all wear very thin clothes. It is easy to be bitten by insects if we go out to play at this time, especially some poisonous insects, which are very powerful. So what should we do if we are bitten by poisonous insects? We should learn so that we can deal with this situation well if it happens.

The wound caused by a centipede bite is a pair of small holes, through which venom flows into the wound, causing local symptoms such as pain and itching, and systemic symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea and vomiting, convulsions and coma.

Centipede venom is acidic and can be neutralized with alkaline liquids. After being bitten, the wound should be washed immediately with soapy water or lime water. If you are in the wild, you can chew or mash fresh dandelions or Houttuynia cordata and apply them to the wound. Never apply iodine or disinfectant to the wound.

Bee stings After being stung by a bee, check the wound carefully and use tweezers or a needle to pick out the stinger. Bee venom is acidic and can be neutralized by scrubbing the wound with an alkaline solution such as soapy water, baking soda or dilute ammonia. Do not squeeze the wound to avoid the spread of venom. Do not apply drugs such as mercurochrome and iodine to the affected area to avoid aggravating local swelling and pain.

The venom of wasp stings is alkaline and can be neutralized with acidic liquids, such as vinegar or human milk, rubbed on the affected area and taking snake medicine orally to detoxify, which can relieve pain and itching. Wasps are highly poisonous. Once the venom enters the human body, it can cause anaphylactic shock and acute renal failure. Therefore, after first aid, you should be sent to the hospital as soon as possible to prevent accidents.

Scorpion stings: Scorpions have a curved and sharp tail stinger that is connected to the venom gland, which can inject neurotoxic venom after entering the human body. The venom is acidic and can cause local burning pain, redness, swelling, numbness and blisters, and in severe cases it can be life-threatening. After being injured, the poisonous needle should be pulled out immediately. If the limbs are stung, the limb close to the wound should be tied with shoelaces, cloth strips, etc. to block lymphatic and venous return; then the wound should be repeatedly rinsed with soapy water or 3% ammonia water, or cupping should be used to detoxify. Patients who have been stung can drink more boiled water to help the venom be excreted as soon as possible, but they must not drink alcohol.

Leech bites Leeches, also known as leeches, generally live in shallow water, but in subtropical jungles, there are also land leeches living in groups on tree branches and grass. Leeches cause injuries by attaching their suction cups to exposed human skin and gradually penetrating into the skin to suck blood. Edema papules often occur at the bite site, which are painless. Don't panic when you find a leech attached to your skin. You can gently pat it off with your hands to make it fall off the skin. You can also apply salt water, vinegar, wine, tobacco oil or cooling oil on the leech and the attachment point to make it fall off naturally. Do not pull it forcefully, otherwise the leech's sucker will break off into the skin and cause infection. If the bleeding does not stop, apply sodium bicarbonate powder to the wound.

What should we do if we are bitten by poisonous insects? We must master some scientific methods if we do not handle it properly. The skin will become infected. If bitten by some very poisonous insects, the reaction will be very strong. Sometimes there will be fever, nausea, and convulsions. These must be treated in a timely manner. Washing with soapy water is the best way.