818 914 4429
info@drtanya.com
DR. TANYA ALTMANN DR. TANYA ALTMANN
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Books
  • Television
  • Blogs
  • Consulting
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Books
  • Television
  • Blogs
  • Consulting
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Injuries, First Aid and Safety
  • How to Treat Itchy Bug Bites

Injuries, First Aid and Safety

18 Jul

How to Treat Itchy Bug Bites

  • By Dr. Tanya
  • In Injuries, First Aid and Safety

Every summer my son gets insect bites that swell and itch horribly.  How can I prevent them and what can I do to treat them?

Bugs love feasting on summer nights and some kids seem to be sweeter targets. It’s impossible to completely protect your child, but keeping him covered with light clothing will help. Don’t use scented soaps, perfumes or hair spray since they invite insects to taste. Wash the mosquito or bug bite and apply an over the counter lotion for itching. For a wasp or bee sting (ouch!), apply a cold cloth to reduce the pain and swelling. If the stinger is visible, remove it by gently scraping it off horizontally with a credit card or pull it out with a pair of tweezers. Most parents don’t realize that bee stings and mosquito bites often swell more two or three days later.

Call for medical help immediately if your child has any wheezing or difficulty breathing, extreme swelling, spreading redness on the skin, becomes weak or unconscious or has hives or severe itching all over.

Enhanced by Zemanta
Tags:Bites and StingsBug Bitesfirst aidMosquitoSummer
  • Share:
Dr. Tanya

You may also like

rear facing car seat

Keep Kids Rear Facing….Forever!

  • September 6, 2018
  • by Dr. Tanya
  • in Blog
How practical are the new car seat safety guidelines? It is true that the most dangerous thing that children...
Top 5 Summertime Injuries and How to Treat Them
July 27, 2010

Search for Posts

Recent Posts

Paying Cash for Your Doctor Can Save Time, Money, Sanity, and Health
12Oct,2020
Ask the Pediatrician
13Aug,2020
Why Gut Health Is So Important for Kids  
18Sep,2019
Whoop, whoop, whoop…Whooping Cough!
01Mar,2019
So Many Reasons to Pour More Milk
23Feb,2019

Get in touch

818 914 4429

info@drtanya.com

23586 Calabasas Road, Suite 107, Calabasas​.

Quick Links

  • About Me
  • Events
  • My Blogs
  • Consulting
  • Contact

Social Links

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

Dr.Tanya.com © Copyright 2017 - All Rights Reserved