3 hornet stings? what to do? 10 POINTS BEST ANSWER!!!!!!!

Question

My mom just got stung by 3 hornets on her arm... Any ideas of what to put on it to make the swelling go down or anything to stop the pain???

she already put baking soda... Are there any other ideas you can give me?

Thanks, all suggestions appreciated :)

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Answer 1

Go to hospital.  Hornet stings are a lot worse than bee stings or wasp stings.

Answer 2

put ice on it and dont take it off until it feels numb then redo over again and it should feel better but baking soda always helps me.

Answer 3

1. FIRST monitor her breathing so she doesn't slip into anaphylactic shock and die.

2. Apply a cold compress, ice alone is the best treatment.

3. An antihistamine medication like Benadryl is often given to help, you can buy that over the counter.

I know of a man who was stung and fainted in less than 2 minutes, the venom in many wasps is very similar to that used by cobras (but in a much smaller dosage).  The last time I was stung I was given a shot of Benadryl to help treat the bodies allergic response; the creation of histamines—these are what makes your nose runny.

I have been stung 3 separate times and I am still here to talk about it.  The sting is painful, my reaction was to get very sweaty and nervous and it hurt for a few days, but there was little else that could be done for it.  Home remedies recommend trying to remove the venom, but it is in such a small dose that once the stinger is removed you can’t remove the venom, not like you can with a snake bite where the injection can be in massive and measured in ounces.

Removing the stinger so it won't pump in more venom is necessary for bee stings, but only worker bees leave in their stinger, hornets and wasps keep theirs and leave with it.

It is possible that you mother was bitten and stung at the same time.

According to Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_sting#...

"The first step in treatment following a bee sting is removal of the sting itself. The sting should be removed as fast as possible without regard to method: studies have shown the amount of venom delivered does not differ if the sting is pinched or scraped off and even a delay of a few seconds leads to more venom being injected. Once the sting is removed, pain and swelling should be reduced with a cold compress.

Many traditional remedies have been suggested for bee stings including damp pastes of tobacco, salt, baking soda, meat tenderizer, toothpaste, clay, garlic, urine, onions, aspirin or even application of copper coins.

Bee venom is acidic and these interventions are often recommended to neutralize the venom; however, neutralizing a sting is unlikely to be effective as the venom is injected under the skin and deep into the tissues, where a topically applied alkali is unable to reach, so neutralization is unlikely to occur. In any case, the amount of venom injected is typically very small (between 5 and 50 micrograms of fluid) and placing large amounts of alkali near the sting site is unlikely to produce a perfectly neutral pH to stop the pain. Many people do claim benefit from these home remedies but it is doubtful they have any real physical effect on how much a sting hurts or continues hurting, the effect is probably related to rubbing the area or the mind perceiving benefit. Furthermore, none of these interventions have been proven to be effective in scientific studies and a randomized trial of aspirin paste and topical ice packs showed that aspirin was not effective in reducing the duration of swelling or pain in bee and wasp stings, and significantly increased the duration of redness. The study concluded that ice alone is better treatment for bee and wasp stings than aspirin.

The sting may be painful for a few hours. Swelling and itching may persist for a week. The area should not be scratched as it will only increase the itching and swelling. If a reaction persists for over a week or covers an area greater than 3 or 4 inches, medical attention should be sought. Doctors often recommend a tetanus immunization. For about 2 percent of people, anaphylactic shock from certain proteins in the venom can be life-threatening and requires emergency treatment by a physician. If the victim is allergic to bee stings, the victim must be treated to prevent shock. People known to be highly allergic may carry around epinephrine in the form of a self-injectable Epipen for the treatment of an anaphylactic shock.

For patients who experience severe or life threatening reactions to insect stings, researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed a series of allergy injections composed of increasing concentrations of naturally occurring venom which provide excellent and usually life-long protections against future insect stings."

It also depends on the type of wasp, what nation it is from determines the strength of the venom.

According to Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornet#Stin...

"A hornet's sting is painful to humans, but the sting toxicity varies greatly by hornet species. Some deliver just a typical insect sting, while others are among the most venomous known insects. Allergic reactions, fatal in severe cases, can occur—an individual suffering from anaphylactic shock may die unless treated immediately via epinephrine ("adrenaline") injection using a device such as an EpiPen, with prompt followup treatment in a hospital.

European hornet sting

    * in itself is not fatal except sometimes to allergic victims.

    * multiple stings (several hundred) may be fatal due to the amount of venom (similar to wasps and bees).[citation needed]

    * is similar to a wasp's.

    * is less toxic than a bee sting.

Non-European hornet sting

    * in itself is not fatal except sometimes to allergic victims.

    * multiple stings (a nest full) can be fatal due to highly toxic species-specific additions in the venom.

    * is more toxic than a wasp's or bee's sting

    * from the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica) is the most venomous known (per sting).

All hornet stings

    * are an allergen for people with an allergy to wasp venom.

    * those allergic to wasp venom are not necessarily allergic to bee venom as they contain different chemicals.

    * contain less volume of venom than a bee sting.

    * are primarily for killing insect prey.

    * are more painful than a typical wasp's due to a large amount (5%) of acetylcholine. See Schmidt Sting Pain Index.

As in all stinging wasps, hornets can sting multiple times—they do not die after stinging a human, as is typical for a worker honey bee, as the sting is not barbed (the honey bee stinger has evolved for defending the nest against vertebrates/mammals). They can also bite and sting at the same time."

Answer 4

baking soda

Answer 5

Ice.  Or dip it in ice water, if she can.  

Answer 6

take an asprin, other than that I'm pretty sure you just have to wait it out.  

Answer 7

the swellingg will go down in few days or so as the poison will remain underneath the skin.

If things get worst like having fever or infection on the sting wound, the better go todoctor forrmed checkk up for allergic.