Please provide some do's and don'ts on dealing with bee stings.

Bee: Bee stings: after removing sting, clean affected skin with soap ; warm water.

Bee: Bee stings: to reduce pain ; swelling, apply ice to affected area in 10 min. Increments (10 on/10).

Bee: Tylenol, (acetaminophen) aspirin or Motrin can be used to relieve the pain from a bee sting.

Bee: Bee stings: for pain or itching make paste of 2 parts baking soda ; 1 part water, mix ; apply.

Bee: Bee stings: Benadryl (diphenhydramine) helps with swelling and itching.

Bee: Don't use scented soaps, perfume or cologne around bees as they are attracted to odors.

Avoid: Avoid bee stings: when swimming in pools, watch out for bees trapped on the water surface.

Avoid: To avoid bee stings, don't walk barefoot on flowering ground cover.

Avoiding: Avoiding bee stings: wear long sleeved shirt ; long pants when working in areas with possible bees.

Honey: Honey bee sting: removing stinger w/in 15 seconds of sting reduces severity of injury.

Honey: Honey bee sting: stinger can envenomate skin for up to 60 seconds after being stung (so remove it).

Bee/Wasp: Bee/wasp stings- if you think you might be allergic, get tested by an allergist.

Avoid: Avoid bee / wasp stings: if a bee lands on you, be calm or gently brush off with paper.

Avoid: Avoid bee/ wasp stings: apply insect repellent to your skin ; clothes before venturing out.

Avoid: Avoid bee/wasp stings: use a collapsible mosquito net veil when working in areas w bees.

Avoid: Avoid bee / wasp stings: if being pursued by multiple bees – run!

Bee: Bee / wasp stings: anaphylatic reactions should be treated with epinephrine.

Avoiding: Avoiding bee/ wasp stings: pull part of your shirt over your head if you need to protect your face.

Wasp: Wasp stings: seek medical care for milder allergic rxns: swelling > 4”, nausea, cramps or diarrhea.

For: For known wasp sting allergy its best to keep epi-pen or ana- guard sting kit with you all the time.

Wasp: Wasp / bee stings: be familiar with epi-pen use before you need to use it.

Do: Do get the stinger out of the skin within seconds to prevent more venom into your skin.

Ignore: Do remove the stinger after a bee sting. If left in, it can cause further damage to the skin.

Do: Do scrape the stinger out of the skin with the edge of a card. Don't pinch and pull the stinger out.

Ignore: Scrape stinger off with flat edge (like of a credit card). Don't squeeze stinger!

Ignore: Make a paste with baking soda and apply to the sting site. Cover with a bandaid and it works !