The provision of first emergency care for allergic reactions to an insect bite, with edema, urticaria. How to avoid bites?

• Since mid -spring, the time has come for activation of various insects
• A person who in the warm season strives to be in the air, in nature, often gets from them
• You need to know how to insure yourself from insect bites and what help to provide if these bite still occurred

First aid for bites with insects and adults

You can read about the rules for the provision of emergency care for insect bites in the article:

What consequences are insect bites lead to?

The consequences to which the bites of various insects lead can be in:

• redness of a bitten place
• its compaction and pain when touched
• swelling and swelling
• irritation and itching
• burning
• various kinds of allergic reactions

Symptoms of allergies to insect bites

• Allergic reactions to insect bites can occur in a person if he was stung by a bee or wasp. Then the body can specifically react to the poison injected with an insect during a bite
• Also, an allergic reaction can follow after bites of mosquitoes and midges, then the reaction of the body follows the saliva of insects
• An inhalation method of entering allergens into the body is also possible, and rhinitis, conjunctivitis and dermatitis can be a reaction to it
• In rare cases, suffocation. Such a clinical picture can be observed due to contact with bees, for example, in beekeepers

Important: allergies can appear immediately, or after some time

• At first, swelling appears with redness at the place of bite (most often from bite of mosquitoes, mosquitoes, fleas), then a nodular rash and itching
• Edema can increase over time and persist for several days
• Symptoms of allergies for insect bites can also be malaise, weakness, nausea
• Sometimes more complex reactions of the body to allergens occur after insect bites, which are manifested by urticaria, intoxication, Quincke's edema and bronchospasm

Important: in exceptional cases, anaphylactic shock can be an allergic reaction, mainly from bite of webding insects, which are bees and wasps.

Allergic reactions to insect bites can be divided into three degrees.

• 1 degree - light. Conventional symptoms are urticaria, itching, edema of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, possibly mucous membranes. These symptoms can be accompanied by weakness, dizziness, heat or chills, fever
• 2 degree - when spasms of smooth muscles begin to occur, manifested in difficulty breathing, suffocation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
• 3 degree - heavy, anaphylactic shock

Can swelling appear after an insect bite?

• Edema and swelling at the place of insect bite are a common occurrence, since the body invariably reacts to foreign biological substances in it
• Edema and swelling that arose after bites can be small in volume, or can cover a significant part of the part of the human body
• It all depends on the individual reaction of the body. In the soft tissues of the body at the site of the bite, lymph accumulates due to the reaction of the body of the inflammatory process.

• If there is a bite of stinging insects or spiders, then the poison of some of them can lead to tissue destruction at the cellular level
• For example, the os or a hornet also leads to the destruction of the walls of blood vessels
• Under the skin with a damaged place, blood accumulates and the volume of intercellular fluid increases, so swelling or tumor is formed

Important: with particularly large and manifesting edema and tumors, drug treatment will be needed in order to prevent serious allergic reactions, the spread of a tumor to other systems and organs of a person, infection of the wound and the whole organism.

Urticaria after the bite of the insect, the reasons

The terming of the urticaria refers to more than one disease, but a whole group, one of the manifestations of which is skin rashes similar to blisters, resembling nettle burn.

An allergic urticarian may be the result of an insect bite and an allergen in the human body with their saliva or poison.

Dangerous and poisonous insects, and how to avoid their bites?

Mosquitoes and midges

For some, bites of mosquitoes and midges, insects, most common in our latitudes and especially annoying people, mainly in rural areas, off the coast of rivers and other reservoirs may be dangerous. In such people, various allergic reactions are possible.

• Some mosquito bites are not terrible. In the worst case, they will scratch the place of the bite, and soon it will pass without a trace
• In order not to experiment with your body, going to nature, it is best to wear such clothes and shoes that can protect against harmful insects, for example, linen shirts with long sleeves
• The second advice will have special products that repel mosquitoes (fumigators), or products that soothe the place of the bite, for example, phoenistil gel that should be used as soon as you felt that you were bitten by the insect

Ticks

Many can deliver more troubles to a person. These creatures are especially active in the spring-summer period (May-August).

During the bite, a person does not experience any sensations, but then the consequences for the body can come very serious.

• If you walked in the forest, undressing, inspect yourself so that there are no ticks on either the body or on the clothes
• If you are going to the forest, make sure that all parts of the body are securely closed by clothes or shoes
• The tick climbs into the human body (under the knees, in the groin, into the axillary depressions, in the back is the favorite places for ticks) with its front, and its rear part remains on the surface
• If you saw on your body or someone from the familiar tick, it does not need to be pulled out of the place where it clung-you will tear only its back, while the front, where the poison will remain in the body , causing the same harm
• If a tick is found on the body, it is best to consult a doctor. Vegetable oil poured into place of the bite will help to independently remove the tick.
• The tick will feel the lack of oxygen and will come out itself. Klicks cause tick -borne encephalitis and lime disease

Bees, wasps, hornets

The bites of these stinging insects are very painful. In addition, the body's reaction to a bite can be serious and unpredictable.

In any case, after a bite, it is best to take precautions. Well, if you have an antihistamine. Drink a tablet right away to avoid trouble.

• As you know, insects will not just bite, especially since, as you know, the bee dies immediately after the bite, leaving his jagged sting in the victim’s body
• Therefore, if we find themselves where stinging insects are digging, you do not need to tease them, dismiss and show aggression. It is better to cope with them calmly and not provoke
• For example, you should not use perfumes and deodorant with a sweet or floral smell that can attract an insect
• A bee or a wasp, accidentally sitting at your hand, if you do not bother it, it will calmly fly away, without causing you to harm
• No need to kill the insect with cotton, as we sometimes do with mosquitoes
• It is believed that, dying, the bee distinguishes a special enzyme that can convene the rest of the bees to help her
• There are also observations that the bees are more attracted to dark color, so it is better that the clothes are light tones
• After a bite, you need to try to pull out the sting and wipe the bite site with a disinfectant solution.
• If you are haunted by a hornet or you are in his way, try to move away from this insect. He not only painfully can bite, he also tolerates cadaveric poison

VIDEO: Emergency assistance in a bite of a tick

Insect bite processing. Ointment from insect bites

There is no one single remedy for different insects. Therefore, having familiarized himself, with existing pharmacy capabilities, everyone will choose for himself the tool that is specifically suitable for him.
Before applying either the cream or ointment, or balm to the place of the bite, it needs:

• free from the sting (if there was a bite of bees, wasp, tick)
• treat the place of the bite with an alcohol raster, a solution of potassium permanganate or a taiga -type cologne or triple
• next, apply the ointment

Important: the ointment will reduce the reaction of the body to an alien biological substance that fell into it with an insect bit. Some ointments have an antiseptic effect, some are anti -allergic

Ointments can be in the form of ointments, creams and gels. The gel differs from the cream in that it has a water base, while the cream is made on a fat basis.

The fat component contributes to the better penetration of the drug into the body through the skin.
The most popular and effective means of combating the consequences of insect bites are:

Fenistil-gel

• This tool helps relieve itching, reduce tissue edema, and stops possible allergic reactions
• Fenistil-gel is especially effective for mosquito bites, midges, fleas
• The drug is allowed for use to young children

Do not smear the fenistil-gel scratches and wounds.

Levomykol ointment

• Levomycol ointment has an antimicrobial and anti -inflammatory effect.
• Suitable for lubricating bites, wounds, burns, having a regenerating effect.

Advantan ointment

• Is an anti -allergic and anti -inflammatory drug
• Helps to reduce swelling and other manifestations of the consequences of bites
• Advantan has a hormone in its composition, so this ointment should be used with caution and in small areas of the body

Acriderm

• Symptomatic drug for itching after mosquitoes, bugs and fleas. It will help relieve swelling

Menovazin

Due to its cooling menthol effect in the composition of the product, menovazin will help relieve pain and have a symptomatic and anti -inflammatory effect

Panthenol

• Helps restoration of the skin, rapid healing, relieves pain
• As a drug has several options with the same active substance, depending on the manufacturer

Hydrocortisone ointment

• Hydrocortisone ointment is intended for a massive struggle against a rapidly developing allergic reaction of the body to an insect bite
• It contributes to non -proliferation and reduction of swelling, reducing pain and itching
• Since hydrocortisone ointment has a hormone, it needs to be used only in extreme cases of strong allergic reactions

Insect bites cream (children) Gardex

This cream is an effective tool against the consequences of insect bites, especially for delicate children's skin.

Video: What to do with a bit of a wasp or a hornet?

Balm after insect bites

• As you know, balms are made on the basis of plant extracts and natural resinous substances
• Balms help in the case of bites of stinging insects, contributing to the restoration of damaged tissues
• For example, Mosquitall gel-balsam has proven itself as a remedy for mosquito bites and midges (gnusi)

Compress for insect bite

If the insect has bitten, if you do not have specialized pharmacy drugs with you, you can make compresses from improvised drugs.

Suitable:

• any food vinegar (attach a compress to the place of the bite)
• lemon or orange juice
• baking soda, stirred with water (make pasty concentration and also apply to the bite site)
• closed activated carbon moistened in water and laid on the place of the bite (as the compress dries, it must be additionally wetted)
• garlic juice or juice from onions

These funds will help prevent the spread of swelling and localize and neutralize the poison injected with insects, leaving it only in the place of the bite. They will also help relieve pain and itching.

From the "foot" use:

• chamomile is field
• plantain
• clover Lugovoi
• black Black
• spring curly
• lemon mint

Mash the leaflets of these plants and attach to the wound as a compress to relieve pain and swelling from the bite. Before applying, if possible, rinse the grass.

Insect protection products

Famous wisdom says that the problem is easier to prevent than to solve it later. So it is with insect bites.

• If you go to nature, to the country and to other places where you can annoy you biting, stinging, blood -sucking insects, then it is best to take the necessary precautions in advance
• There are many means of protection against insects, including chemical, biological, mechanical electronic
• Be sure to take an ointment or cream from bites with you. It is desirable that it combines anti -inflammatory and antihistamines. Also take with you any antihistamine
• Clothing should to the maximum close all parts of the body, even if there is heat outside. You can choose natural clothes with long sleeves and trousers covering the legs
• If you have them, then use special mesh anti -mosquitoes

The body can be lubricated with such solutions and colognes as Maskol, Fumitox, Taiga.

• To protect the premises from the invasion of insects, you should use repellents and fumigators
• Many insects are frightened by unpleasant odors and unbearable sound
• Such funds are available for sale in special economic departments
• Special devices are also sold - destroyers and insect reputers

Video: insect bites - School of Dr. Komarovsky