How Do You Treat A Yellow Jacket Sting On Someone Who Is Allergic?
“Few things can cause the amount of fear and discomfort that come with an allergic reaction from a yellowjacket sting. Hi, I’m Captain Joe Bruni. Now what I’m going to talk about is how to deal with and treat the allergic reaction to a yellowjacket type of sting. Yellowjackets will leave some type of stinger in the area that must be removed with the backside of a credit card or dull object like the backside of a butter knife. Scrape the stinger away from the skin to keep from further injecting any toxin into the body. The allergic reaction known as anaphylacsis will surface by hives forming on other areas of the body, a swelling of the face, tongue our throat, and also difficulty in breathing, and in sever cases a loss of consciousness. If the person has an epi-pen because they know they’re allergic to yellowjackets, help this individual administer the epinephrine through the device known as the epi-pin into the thigh area. If the person is showing signs of an allergic reaction, and is