ENVS 2210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12 & 14: Ant Venom, Beekeeping, Itch
22 Apr 2016
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4x less than hot weather in causing deaths or serious injury and 5x less than death from alcohol poisoning in areas successfully colonized by africanized bees, stinging accidents become more common. Normal sting reaction: five features of a normal reaction are: Inflammation of a wheal: pain, redness developing around the wheal, swelling. Itching will likely intensify as swelling begins to subside and may persist for a couple of days or more the extent to which the sting site is scratched may affect the amount of swelling and itching. Normal reaction treatment: the treatment for a normal reaction is to help the individual forget about the initial pain and then to provide some comfort from swelling and itching. In the systemic allergic reaction, the prescribed medication is an injection of adrenaline (epinephrine) a physician can prescribe a portable emergency sting kit or epipen, containing epinephrine. Many beekeepers receive stings when they remove the veil too soon after finishing colony inspections.
