Insect bites, stings?
Let's get a pharmacist's over the counter recommendation.
Let's get a pharmacist's over the counter recommendation.
We will determine the type of insect bite and then see what is available to use over-the-counter.
We will determine the type of insect bite and then see what is available to use over-the-counter.
Here is why:
Continuing would assume the child has not had a life threatening reaction to an insect bite before.
Here is why:
Let's continue and figure out how to take care of this bite if you are very sure you are not looking at an emergency situation.
If your child was just bitten or stung by something on the hand, remove any rings on the finger, lips and so on. These places may swell.
Common questions regarding insect bites are:
Let's see what we can come up with regarding what bit your child.
Symptoms and signs of a fire ant sting are immediate pain followed by a wheal and flare lesion.
The reactions are immediate burning, transient pain, and itching, with an area of redness, swelling and induration up to a few centimeters across.
The reactions are usually immediate burning, transient pain, and itching, with an area of redness, swelling and induration up to a few inches across.
Swelling and redness usually peak at 48 hours, can last for a week and involve an entire part of the body like the arm, hand, neck or leg.
If this is or not the case with your child, let's continue and see what else we can come up with.
If very susceptible, may experience:
Tap on the "FYI" button for a brief description of the Puss Moth.
They are toxic caterpillars that resemble a tuft of cotton or fur with color varying from yellow to gray to reddish brown.
Puss moth caterpillars live in shade trees and shrubbery around homes and schools and in parks.
When a puss moth caterpillar press against the skin, hairs become embedded in the skin and these can cause significant reactions.
These reactions include severe throbbing pain, burning, and a rash with red spots.
Treatments for the skin reactions may include putting tape on the site and pulling it off to remove the embedded hairs.
Let's use this to narrow the cause down.
Pressing on the rash may make it turn white.
But brown spiders (e.g., violin, fiddleback, brown recluse) and widow spiders (black widow) can be very dangerous.
Let's see what we can come up with.
Here is why:
Discuss first aid response such as washing the area (wikihow). Wrap ice in a washcloth or similar material and place it on the bite area. Leave it on for 10 minutes and then off for 10 minutes. Repeat this process..(pubmed first aid)
The center of a black widow bite may be light red, with a darker outer red ring. Know that some bites may only appear as faint red marks with a little swelling.
If the bite is on the upper body area, he or she may feel most of the pain in the chest area.
If on the child's lower body area, he or she will usually feel the pain in the abdominal region.
Take the child to the emergency room
According to the CDC, a bite from a black widow can be distinguished from other insect bites by the two puncture marks it makes in the skin.
The bite starts with a slight swelling and redness at the site. There is usually pain at the bite area which then spread to the chest, abdomen or the whole body.
If you suspect, this is the case, then seek urgent care for the child.
Else, let's continue and make sure it is not a brown recluse spider bite.
Here is why:
The fluid-filled blister in the center may appear whitish.
After the blister bursts, the area will form an ulcer that may be deeper into the tissue.
Here is why:
The bite of a brown recluse spider may have been painless initially, then:
Increasing pain over the next 2 to 8 hours which may become severe is also possible.
This bull's eye becomes larger, fills with blood, ruptures and turn into an ulcer.
Most bites leave a little residual scarring but some can leave a large tissue defect, which may involve the muscle.
Take this seriously. Systemic effects such as fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, seizures, hypotension, blood clots, blood cell destruction and kidney failure are possible and responsible for all reported deaths from brown spider.
These marks may be located on the face, neck, arms, back, hands and torso.
Itching usually occur several hours after the chiggers attach to the skin.
A skin rash may appear on the parts of the body that were exposed to the sun. It may stop where the underwear meets the legs.
This is often a clue that the rash is due to chigger bites.
Here is why:
If your child is highly sensitive, there may be a much larger itchy area.
Bear in mind too, that these signs may not have appeared for up to 2 days after the bite.
If a mosquito bite seems to be associated with more serious signs and symptoms - such as fever, severe headaches, body aches, nausea and vomiting - contact the doctor or visit the nearest urgent care clinic.
The reactions these insect bites cause may be similar.
Let's see what a pharmacist recommend to help with an insect bite.
Would you like to do this or visit the nearest urgent care clinic from the discussions so far?
Discuss the symptoms of black widow bite. (pubmed first aid)
You can identify one by a red pattern on the underside of the belly. It looks like an hourglass. They are usually found in places where debris has accumulated and undisturbed areas such as woodpiles, under eaves, fences, and also in outdoor toilets because of the flies. Next time you use an outdoor toilet, take care.
From what I read at the CDC website, a bite from a black widow can be distinguished from other insect bites by the two puncture marks it makes in the skin.
The bite starts with a slight swelling and redness at the site. There is usually pain at the bite area which then spreads to the chest, abdomen or the whole body.
Brown spider
This bull's eye becomes larger, fills with blood, ruptures, and turn into an ulcer
Most bites leave minimal residual scarring but some can leave a large tissue defect, which may involve muscle. Loxoscelism, a venom-induced systemic syndrome, may not be detected until 24 to 72 h after the bite and is uncommon. Systemic effects (e.g., fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, arthralgias, myalgias, generalized rash, seizures, hypotension, disseminated intra vascular coagulation, thrombocytopenia, hemolysis, renal failure) are responsible for all reported fatalities.
Possible symptoms from a spider bite include the following: