Bee or Yellow Jacket Sting

Home Care Advice - Call Your Doctor If

Call Your Doctor If

  • Develops difficulty breathing or swallowing (mainly during the 2 hours after the sting) (call 911)
  • Swelling becomes huge or spreads beyond the wrist or ankle
  • Sting begins to look infected
  • Your child becomes worse

And remember, contact your doctor if your child develops any of the "Call Your Doctor" symptoms.

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