1. RUN away quickly. Do not stop to help others. However,
small children and the disabled may need some assistance.
2. As you are running, pull your shirt up over your
head to protect your face, but make sure it does not slow your progress. This
will help keep the bees from targeting the sensitive areas around your head
and eyes.
3. Continue to RUN. Do not stop running until you
reach shelter, such as a vehicle or building. A few bees may follow you indoors.
However, if you run to a well-lit area, the bees will tend to become confused
and fly to windows.Do not jump into water! The bees will wait for you to come
up for air. If you are trapped for some reason, cover up with blankets, sleeping
bags, clothes, or whatever else is immediately available.
4. Do not swat at the bees or flail your arms. Bees
are attracted to movement and crushed bees emit a smell that will attract
more bees.
5. Once you have reached shelter or have outrun the
bees, remove all stingers. When a honey bees stings, it leaves its stinger
in the skin. This kills the honey bee so it can't sting again, but it also
means that venom continues to enter into the wound for a short time.
6. Do not pull stingers out with tweezers or your
fingers. This will only squeeze more venom into the wound. Instead, scrape
the stinger out sideways using your fingernail, the edge of a credit card,
a dull knife blade or other straight-edged object.
7. If you see someone being attacked by bees, encourage
them to run away or seek shelter. Do not attempt to rescue them yourself.
Call 911 to report a serious stinging attack. The emergency response personnel
in your area have probably been trained to handle bee attacks.
8. If you have been stung more than 15 times, or are
feeling ill, or if you have any reason to believe you may be allergic to bee
stings, seek medical attention immediately. The average person can safely
tolerate 10 stings per pound of body weight. This means that although 500
stings can kill a child, the average adult could withstand more than 1100
stings.
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