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Medical information: How to remove a bee stinger (Kayti Brosnan & eHow)
Milo Plurnbottom 2009-09-26 20:24:51 UTC

Ouch! Before you grab a tweezer (which you shouldn’t) watch this video to learn how and why.

From the description at YouTube:

The most effective way to remove a bee stinger is not by using tweezers, but by scraping the stinger away from the direction that it came from, and this can be achieved by using a driver’s license or credit card. Avoid squeezing venom into the body when removing the bee stinger with help from a licensed RN in this free video on removing bee stingers.

Expert: Kayti Brosnan
Bio: Kayti Brosnan has been a licensed RN in the state of Texas since 2003. She has worked in a variety of sub-specialties and roles as a nurse, including CIMC/CPCU, telemetry, medical/surgical, travel nurse assignments, camp nursing, and disaster relief.
Filmmaker: Todd Green for eHowHealth

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