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Tuesday, 26 July, 2011
All advice and medical information provided during Health Matters is as accurate and as comprehensive as possible, however it is only general advice and information. It should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions or as a substitute for the individual advice that listeners may receive from consulting their own doctor. ALWAYS check with your doctor if you have any concerns about your condition or treatment. WRS and Dr Michelle Wright are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any form of damages whatsoever resulting from the use of information contained in or implied by Health Matters shows.
Health Matters: Savvy ways to treat bee and wasp stings, snake bites
People are at higher risk of being stung by bees and wasps and even bitten by snakes during the summer. And yes, says Dr. Michelle Wright, there are some poisonous snakes in Switzerland. She discusses what to do to treat a bee or wasp sting. She suggests scraping the sting off the skin with something hard like a credit card rather than trying to squeeze it out. For snake bites, the key is to keep the person’s heart higher than the wound — while waiting for an ambulance:
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A bee flies next to a sunflower (Keystone/AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
All advice and medical information provided during Health Matters is as accurate and as comprehensive as possible, however it is only general advice and information. It should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions or as a substitute for the individual advice that listeners may receive from consulting their own doctor. ALWAYS check with your doctor if you have any concerns about your condition or treatment. WRS and Dr Michelle Wright are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any form of damages whatsoever resulting from the use of information contained in or implied by Health Matters shows.
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