Pedemy · For parents
Insect bites and stings — tracker
Note each bite or sting, how it changed and what helped, and bring the record to the visit.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Give epinephrine and call 911
After a bite or sting, trouble breathing, throat or tongue swelling, hives all over, or fainting can be anaphylaxis. Give the prescribed epinephrine at once, then call 911.
Call the doctor
Call the doctor for spreading redness, red streaks, yellow fluid or fever, or for itching and swelling that are hard to control.
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Care reminders
- Most insect bites and stings cause a red, itchy or painful bump that settles by the next day. A few children have a severe allergic reaction, which needs epinephrine and 911.
- Wash the bite, cool it with a cold, wet cloth and keep nails short to limit scratching.
- Symptoms away from the sting, not just a big local swelling, are what signal a severe allergy.