What if I get stung by a scorpion?

The scorpion has a curved and sharp tail needle that communicates with the venom glands and can be injected with nerve venom after piercing into the human body. The injured area is red and swollen with severe pain, and in severe cases, there can be chills, high fever, nausea and vomiting, muscle rigidity, increased breathing, weak pulse, and eventually die of respiratory failure, so what if you are stung by a scorpion?

Symptoms of being stung by scorpions

Large areas of redness and swelling and sharp pain often occur at the site of scorpion stings, and the symptoms disappear after a few days in mild cases, while chills, fever, nausea and vomiting, muscle ankylosis, salivation, headache, dizziness, lethargy, night sweats, rapid breathing and other lesions may occur in severe cases, such as convulsions, visceral bleeding, edema and so on. After children are stung, serious cases can die of respiratory and circulatory failure.

What if I get stung by a scorpion?

1. Emergency treatment: if there is a stinger residue in the wound, it should be pulled out quickly. At the upper end (near the heart end) of the sting, 2mi 3cm, tie it tightly with a tourniquet or cloth belt and rope, relax for 2 minutes every 15 minutes, and squeeze hard around the wound with your hands to squeeze the toxic blood out of the wound. If there are conditions, you can also use cupping, milk suction to suck out the venom, if the oral mucosa is not damaged, you can also use the mouth to suck out the venom.

2. Wound treatment: clean the wound with 3% ammonia, lime water supernatant, 1RU 500 potassium permanganate solution, 5% sodium bicarbonate solution, etc. Ice or cold water warm compress can be used around the wound to reduce the absorption and diffusion of toxins.

① applied dandelion's white milk to the wound.

② realgar, withered sail and other portions, grind into powder and paste with tea, apply to the wound 3 times a day, 1-2 days can be cured.

③ vanadium, Pinellia ternata appropriate amount of research, vinegar paste moth, pain to stop poison.

④ Daqing leaf, Lobelia lanceolata each appropriate amount, mashed external application or fried service.

One ⑤ snail, wash the shell and smash the wound.

3. Other treatments: applying mud and urine to the affected area in a simple environment can also reduce swelling and relieve pain. If necessary, burn the stinging area with a red-hot knife for a few seconds. Those with severe poisoning and young children should be immediately sent to the hospital for further treatment.

A recipe for being stung by a scorpion

1. Smear the wound with toothpaste: if you are stung by a scorpion, pain is inevitable. We can find some toothpaste in the scorpion stinging place, apply evenly, clean the wound and change the toothpaste every few minutes, and it will be effective the next day.

2. Use lye to relieve pain: because the scorpion stings people with a large number of acidic substances on the skin, causing skin pain, we can find some alkali, sprinkle it into the water, make a high concentration of alkaline water, soak the stung place in alkaline water, and use the principle of acid-base neutralization to reduce the pain.

3, absorb venom: if you are stung by a scorpion, you can also suck out the venom with your mouth, and then smear the wound with potassium permanganate. After absorbing the venom, wash your mouth immediately to avoid accidental ingestion of venom.

4. Serious patients should consider applying ointment or go to the nearest hospital for treatment immediately.