SKIN
EMERGENCIES
Bee
Stings - Cuts and Scratches - Burns - Allergic Reactions
Bee or
Wasp Sting
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1. Remove the stinger. Scrape the stinger out with your
fingernail or a piece of cardboard.
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2. Wash the sting with soap and water.
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3. Put ice on the sting.
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4. Rub an aspirin on the sting.
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Cuts and Scrapes
 1.
Put a clean towel over the cut and press your hand over it.
This stops the bleeding. |
 2.
Wash the cut with soap and water. Let the cut dry. |
 3.
Put antibiotic cream like Polysporin� on the cut. |
4. Put a band-aid or gauze over the cut.
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5. Get a tetanus shot from the clinic if you have not
had one in the last 10 years.
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6. See the clinic nurse if the cut becomes red or drains
pus.
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Burns
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 1.
See a doctor right away for burns to face or private parts,
large burns on a small child or older person, or burns from
electricity or chemicals. |
2. Burned skin is red, dry, painful and may have
blisters. |
 3.
Pour cool water on the burn or use wet towels to clean the
burn. |
 4.
Cover the burn with dry, clean bandages or sheets. |
5. Leave the blisters alone until they pop. Then keep
the burn clean with soap and water. |
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Itchy Dry Skin |
1. Wash the skin with warm water.
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2. Put a moisturizer on like Lubriderm�,
petroleum jelly, or Nivea�.
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3. Use cortisone cream for itchy, red skin.
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4. Use calamine lotion for rashes that need to be dried
out.
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