Changjiang Daily Wuhan Client, April 27th (Reporter Mao Yin Correspondent Wu Ping) “I was attacked by poisonous centipedes several times, and I finally found a way to deal with it!” Recently, Wuhan Duan Shengde, director of the Rehabilitation Department of Donghu Hospital in the city, used his personal experience to send the citizens a spring and summer travel prevention strategy.
Duan Shengde recalled that when he graduated from university and just went to work in the hospital, he would go to the surrounding mountains to climb mountains after a break. “There are often centipedes on the mountains.” Once, his finger was accidentally stung by a centipede, and the pain was unbearable. He, who studied acupuncture and moxibustion, remembered that he had read acupuncture in a book to treat poisonous insect bites. He immediately used acupuncture at Hegu and Neiguan, and the pain was rapid. ease.
Red-headed centipede. Photo by reporter Mao Yin
Once again, when he was camping with a friend in a tent on the mountain, his foot was bitten by a small centipede, causing pimples and itching. Referring to the idea of acupuncture to treat urticaria, he immediately acupuncture acupoints such as Quchi, Xuehai, Sanyinjiao, Fengshi, etc., and the pimples soon subsided and no longer itchy.
The doctor was “kissed” recorded.
Introduced by Duan Shengde, centipedes like darkness and humidity, and wild centipedes mostly inhabit hillsides, fields, roadsides and other overgrown places, or between pyre and roof tiles. The optimum temperature for its growth and development is 25°C to 32°C. The second pair of centipedes are poison stings. After being stung, severe cases may have anaphylactic shock, coma, convulsions and even death.
Acupuncture for centipede toxicity.
What should I do if I am bitten by a centipede? Duan Shengde said——
Immediately rinse the wound with alkaline soapy water or 5% to 10% baking soda water. Cupping or breast pump can be used to suck out the venom from the wound, and ice compresses around the wound will reduce Venom absorption.
It is not recommended to ligate the proximal end of the limb. Improper handling can easily lead to limb necrosis;
It is not recommended to squeeze out the venom by forcibly squeezing the wound, because squeezing the wound may cause the wound The capillaries are broken and the venom is more easily absorbed.
For example, fresh Houttuynia cordata, dandelion, mulberry leaves and other herbs with heat-clearing and detoxifying effects can be used in the field to smash the wound for external application, or use Ji Desheng Snake Tablets to grind and mix with water to make a paste and apply to the wound.
You should seek medical attention in time after the initial treatment, and press the corresponding acupoints according to the situation to relieve symptoms. If allergic reaction is obvious, you can click on Quchi, Xuehai, Sanyinjiao and other points, and those with severe pain can click on Shaofu, Neiguan, Sanyinjiao and other points.
Duan Shengde reminded that the hot and humid weather in summer is a season when poisonous insects frequently appear. When going out to play, you should try to avoid going to grass, woods and other places to reduce accidents.
[Editor: Yu Lina]
[Source: Changjiang Daily – Changjiang Net]