Insect bites or stings on your child, whether by mosquitoes, ants, bees, or wasps, may worry you. But don't panic, bro! Come on, know some ways that can be done to help overcome these insect bites.
The impact of insect bites on children can vary, depending on the type of insect, the area of the bite, and the reaction of the child's body. Insect bites can be characterized by symptoms of swelling, itching, or pain on the surface of the skin. In rare cases, insect bites can trigger a severe allergic reaction.
How to Overcome Insect Bites
The first thing you can do is keep your child away from where the insect is, then find out what kind of insect bit or stung the little one. If he is stung by a bee, then you need to remove the stinger.
The trick, Mother can look for objects with flat and hard surfaces, such as ATM cards. Then use it to push the stinger out of the skin. Push the stinger starting from the area of the skin around it, do it slowly until the stinger is successfully pushed out.
Avoid pinching the stinger that is stuck in the skin or pinching it with tweezers. This method can actually make the poison in the stinger spray into the Little One's body. Mothers are also advised to clean bite wounds or stings from insect hairs that may still be stuck in the vicinity.
After removing the stinger and cleaning the wound from the insect hair, take the following steps to treat insect bites in children:
1. Wash the bite marks
After making sure that there are no tentacles or insect hairs still attached to your little one's skin, you can wash the insect bite wound area with soap that does not contain perfume (mild soap) and water.
2. Compress with ice water
After washing, compress the insect bites using ice water for 10 minutes. Compress can be repeated up to several times. This step is useful for relieving itching, pain, and inflammation of the skin tissue due to insect bites.
3. Remove accessories
If your little one is wearing an accessory around the skin area that was bitten by an insect, you should immediately remove it. Because if there is swelling, the accessory will be difficult to remove and can injure the skin in the area.
4. Remind children not to scratch
Mothers must remind your little one not to scratch the skin area affected by insect bites, so that infection does not occur. You can also trim your little one's nails to prevent him from scratching the part affected by the insect bite.
5. Give medicine
If complaints due to insect bites are felt to be very disturbing, Mother can give your little one medicine as recommended by the doctor. For example, medicine paracetamol to treat pain, hydrocortisone cream to treat swelling and pain, or antihistamine tablets to reduce itching. Remember, before giving your little one any medicine, you should consult a doctor first.
To prevent insect bites, including mosquitoes, on babies and children, you can also use mosquito repellent lotion. But make sure the product you choose is safe to use for your little one, OK?
Mothers should also immediately check with your child's doctor if the pain and swelling do not subside after a few days, insect bites are around the mouth, or are accompanied by symptoms of fever and shortness of breath.
