Bee Swarm Complicates an Already Difficult Emergency Response

[Chief1C]

Infx came after I spent the night itching it, unknown to myself of course, as I was pretty well out from all the DPH I took. Used an epi-pen, but it was a bit expired and failed to work, luckily it didn't get that bad.

[tskstorm]

I think I would just stay in the Truck and let someone bring the patients to me ... I'm not one for finding out if I'm allergic to bee's.

[Richard B the EMT]

I think I would just stay in the Truck and let someone bring the patients to me ... I'm not one for finding out if I'm allergic to bee's.

I think I'm going to research if people who are allergic to bee stings are allergic to all bee stings, or just to one or two specific types of bee sting. Due to the Yellow Jac stings I referred to earlier (how the heck was I supposed to know there was a nest under the rock I innocently moved? I was 5!,) there could be potential to me now being allergic to the Yellow Jac sting.

I will state the obvious, All of us are allergic to the pain of a bee sting, notwithstanding if we are allergic to the stinger venom.

OK, a quick web search later, from About.Com:Allergies, Bee Sting Allergies

[tskstorm]

I think I'm going to research if people who are allergic to bee stings are allergic to all bee stings, or just to one or two specific types of bee sting. Due to the Yellow Jac stings I referred to earlier (how the heck was I supposed to know there was a nest under the rock I innocently moved? I was 5!,) there could be potential to me now being allergic to the Yellow Jac sting.

I will state the obvious, All of us are allergic to the pain of a bee sting, notwithstanding if we are allergic to the stinger venom.

OK, a quick web search later, from About.Com:Allergies, Bee Sting Allergies

Well I don't want to look at the truck of bee's close enough to establish what kind of bee it is! I'll be waiting uphill and upwind!