I was watching the show Jack*ss. Without going too much into why, one of the guys needed to know if he was allergic to bees and so had gone to a doctor to get tested for that.
She said he wasn’t allergic, but that if he happened to be stung by some of the hundreds of bees around him for this stunt, that he should avoid pulling out the stinger(s).
I was under the impression that the stinger continues to deliver pain-causing poison even after the bee has left and died. Because of this I thought it would be better to get it out if you were capable of doing so. Apparently I was wrong, but I can’t figure out why it would be better to leave it in than take it out.
Can anyone explain why the doctor told him to leave it in if he got stung?
sTePhenopolus (sorry if I got it wrong):
I don’t see any reason why she would lie in this way. I can’t really see how it helps her, unless she just doesn’t like him.
It’s thought that pulling forces more venom into the skin. Hope that helped!
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i think she was lying, i’ve heard they can actually sink in deeper the longer you have them in your skin.
but who know’s i ain’t no doctor.
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Bee stings? Poisonous? Some people sting themselves every day to make sure they don’t get diseases!
The first time I got stung, I was real little, and it was on the side of my head. After pulling out the stinger, it was just waiting for the pain to wear off.
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in most cases, the stinger left behind by a bee can and should be removed. the only reason you would leave a stinger in your skin is so medical experts can identify the sting and the venom in case of emergency (ie: bee sting allergy) and give appropriate anti venom.
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The doctor might not know what to do with a bee sting. Tell the doctor that the best way to remove a bees’ stinger from your skin is to take the edge of a knife and scrape the stinger out. Don’t leave the stinger in. Your absolutely correct that the stinger continues to pulse even after the be has flown away…. to die.
Been stung before, and will be again. Doesn’t mean I like it.
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As a First Aid Instructor, I can tell you it is recommended that the barb from bee, wasp and hornet are removed as soon as possible, as the barb continues to pump venom into the victim, and prompt removal can lesson the severity of the sting. The barb should not be squeezed as this pushes more venom into the victim, scraping the barb off is the preferred method, using a credit card or similar.
I am a little surprised that someone would suggest that they leave the barbs attached.
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http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62369
http://bees.ucr.edu/stings.html
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I don’t know..usually you’re supposed to remove the stinger?
That’s odd.
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Ignorance on the subject seems more likely than lying.
Doctors are not necessarily the most “common sense smart”
people around.
First Aid Instructor and allergic to bee/wasp stings
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62369
http://bees.ucr.edu/stings.html
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