In the past two weeks, the National Children's Hospital has received and treated four children stung by wasps, two of whom were hospitalized in very serious condition.
Patient AT (2 years old, in Ninh Binh) was playing with his grandparents in the garden when he was suddenly stung by a swarm of wasps on his head, arms and back on July 25.
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| In the past two weeks, the National Children's Hospital has received and treated four children stung by wasps, two of whom were hospitalized in very serious condition. |
After being burned, the family quickly took the child to the local hospital for emergency treatment. The child was diagnosed with increased liver enzymes, acute rhabdomyolysis and was transferred to the National Children's Hospital for continued treatment.
At the Emergency and Poison Control Department, the child was treated for acute rhabdomyolysis, using forced diuresis to prevent acute renal failure. After 4 days of treatment, the child's health condition has stabilized and he has been discharged from the hospital.
Notably, on the same day, doctors from the Emergency and Poison Control Department, National Children's Hospital also admitted patient HT (11 years old, in Hanoi) in a state of anaphylactic shock due to a wasp sting.
The patient's family said that while playing soccer with friends in front of the house, he was suddenly stung by two hornets on the back of his shoulder.
After burning, the child had red skin all over the body, itching, after about 10 minutes the child sweated, fainted and was taken to Ha Dong General Hospital by his family in a state of unconsciousness, unresponsive to calls, rapid pulse 130 times/minute, unmeasurable blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, SpO2 94-96%.
Here, the child was treated according to the anaphylactic shock protocol. After treatment, the child regained consciousness and was transferred to the National Children's Hospital. After being admitted and initially examined at the Emergency and Poison Control Department, the child was diagnosed with anaphylactic shock due to a wasp sting.
The child continued to receive adrenaline, oxygen support, and medications according to the protocol for treating anaphylactic shock and preventing complications from bee stings. After 4 days of treatment, the child's health stabilized and he was discharged from the hospital.
Doctor Nguyen Tan Hung, Deputy Head of the Department of Emergency and Anti-Poison, National Children's Hospital, said that for wasps, their venom is a mixture of peptides and inflammatory mediators such as histamine, phospholipase A2 and amino acids, ... with about 40 components that can cause anaphylactic shock, hemolysis, hemolysis, coagulation disorders, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, ...
The severity of the poison depends on the type of bee, the number of stings and the location of the sting. For adults, it is considered severe if they are stung by more than 30 bees, and for children, it is more than 10 stings. If not treated promptly, the victim's life is very likely to be in danger.
The cause of bee stings is often due to accidents at work, in daily life, in the forest or from beekeeping or collecting wild honey. For children, it is often due to teasing, playing, destroying beehives (usually yellow jackets or hornets) or accidentally being stung by bees while playing.
To prevent bee stings, specialist doctor Nguyen Tan Hung recommends that children should be accompanied by a guardian when playing outdoors. If there are beehives around the house, ask someone with experience to destroy them; instruct children not to poke, throw, or destroy the nest.
When going on picnics, families should avoid wearing colorful clothes or clothes with floral prints and avoid using sweet foods and drinks that can attract bees.
If you are unlucky enough to be stung by a wasp flying around you, stay calm, breathe deeply, breathe evenly, do not run, do not hit the wasp, when the wasp realizes it is a person it will fly away.
In case a child is unfortunately stung by a wasp, parents need to remove the stinger (if any) by gently picking it out, using tweezers, avoiding squeezing it with their hands because it can spread the venom, wash the stung area with soap or clean water and take the child to the nearest medical facility for timely examination and treatment.
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