First Aid for normal sting
After the sting occurs mostly in swelling, redness and pain at the site of injury. If the condition does not worsen, there is no need to seek medical help, but sufficient care in the home. How to do it?
First Remove the sting if left at the site. Try to remove it by scraping with your fingernail or a hard edge (eg credit cards). On the contrary, it is not recommended to pull the sting with tweezers, it can be squeezed out of the remaining venom into the wound.
Wash with soap and water.
Apply the ice pack - ice cubes in a plastic bag or a bag of frozen vegetables wrapped in a towel. This will reduce the swelling of the affected area.
Apply antipruritic ointment (eg Fenistil) and in the case of major pain, you can use pain-relieving medication.
Follow affected if there are signs of a severe allergic reaction - ie nausea, rashes on various parts of the body, swelling of the face, lips or throat, difficulty breathing, stomach pain, confusion or disturbance of consciousness.
If the site of a blister, in any case, do not delete it! If you notice pus caused by a bacterial infection, see a doctor immediately.
A severe allergic reaction is alarm
Immediately call for emergency medical rescue services (phone 155).
Save the victim in the shock position - ie the back and lift his legs above heart level.
Loosen his airway three maneuvers: Tilt your head back, sliding the chin and mouth opening.
Keep stabbed in the heat of the arrival of the emergency services.
In the event of failure of vital functions begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Removing the tick
In addition to prevention in the form of repellent and vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis is the most important early finding ticks!
After each stay in nature is the need for proper monitoring of the skin. If you remove a tick early, reduce the risk of transmission of disease or encephalitis.
Put on disposable rubber gloves.
Place a tick Flood alcohol disinfectant and wait 5 minutes.
Then use special forceps or tweezers, attach tick close to the skin and a rocking motion to remove it.
At the conclusion of place again with a disinfectant.
Watch the bite area, and you notice a rash or have a high temperature, see a doctor.
Stings by insects are not usually life threatening, but there are exceptions for people with allergies, but also for people who have never allergic reaction to stings should not. Observe therefore always caution in the care of trauma insects everywhere.
Source: Healing ran.cz