The purpose of this course is to outline the symptoms, treatment, and preventive methods related to stings of bees and fire ants.
Course Publication Date:
March 06, 2019
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Wanda Lockwood RN, BA, MA |
| Course No: | BBS022019 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Community & Home Health
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
Pediatric Medicine
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Learning Objectives
- Explain the difference between the sting of the honeybee and that of the wasp.
- List at least 4 symptoms related to local reactions to bee sting.
- Describe the treatment options for local reactions to bee sting.
- Describe the composition of bee venom.
- List at least 5 symptoms related to allergic/anaphylactic symptoms of bee sting.
- Describe the treatment options for allergic, anaphylactic symptoms of bee sting.
- Explain complications of massive envenomation and ocular envenomation.
- Explain how bee venom therapy is used for MS.
- Describe the local reaction to a fire ant sting.
- List symptoms of severe cases of fire ant stings.
- Discuss treatment options for fire ant stings.
- Explain concerns about the Asian needle ant.