What to do if a child’s hand is red and swollen from a bee sting

A child’s hand stung by a bee with redness and swelling should be taken out of the stinger, and then treated with topical and oral medication. 1. Remove the stinger: when the hand is stung by a bee, the bee’s stinger will be left in the skin, and the bee’s venom will cause an allergic reaction to the redness and swelling, you can use tweezers to remove the bee’s stinger, and then wash the area with soapy water or water to clean the venom out as much as possible. 2. Topical medication: If the itching is serious, you can apply glycerin lotion to relieve itching, or you can choose hydrocortisone cream, dexamethasone cream and other drugs to apply, to play an anti-inflammatory role. 3. Oral medication: If the effect of local medication is not obvious, you can also take oral medication, more commonly used is cetirizine, diclofenac tadalafil. The child’s hand was stung by a bee red and swollen should go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to choose the appropriate treatment, the above drugs should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, can not be used blindly.