THE STORY:
We brought him down out of his room and into our living room because there was a bad storm going on. He was laying on a blanket in our living room floor and watching a movie to go to sleep. All of the sudden, in this very dark room, he started screaming and reaching for his neck or back. I yelled out, "He 's been stung or bitten or something... turn on the light!" I pulled his shirt of immediately. What was going on? Very soon the wound was visible and I went for a wet paper towel to help him feel better. My sister and my husband were looking around on the blanket, on his shirt, and around the floor where he had been... then I heard my sister say, "There 's a SCORPION!!" In our house!? My husband got it and kept it in a container. He told me to get vinegar, but there was not any in the kitchen. He said, "Get salt and hold that on the wound". Huh? Sounds painful... but we did it. My sister called 911 and her boyfriend called poison control. My husband was holding the salted-wet-paper towel on the site of the wound. Then my husband sucked out the poison (twice) and spit into the sink. I don't know that you NEED to do this, but you Bear Grylls fans know that sometimes you just do what you have to do. Plus, it was his child and in that moment, he did not want the poison to continue to make his little boy hurt and cry. I held the screaming-in-pain-baby and tried to calm him down in any way that I could. I was praying out loud, singing songs he likes, talking to him and just holding him and trying to think about WHAT TO DO for a SCORPION STING???!!!
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A FEW TIPS on Scorpion Stings:
- No one has died, on this side of the Mississippi river, of a scorpion sting (from the poison control folks)
- Treat it like a wasp sting
- Use salt or meat tenderizer on a wet paper towel /wash cloth
- My husband says you can also use vinegar
- If the person is allergic, you will know within 30 mins
- Allergic Reactions can include: fever, trouble breathing, a rash, swelling, redness around the site, and other noticeable reactions
- If you think the person might be allergic, do not give them anything this eat or drink & get them to the hospital or call EMS/911 for help
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THE OUTCOME:
The EMS / 911 team arrived and checked him out. He was so good. We showed them the culprit (the still living scorpion, in a food storage container) and they wrote down a description. All in all, we agreed that my son was ALREADY DOING BETTER. Seriously, God is so good and so faithful. The swelling had already gone down. We decided we did not need to go on to the hospital and that we would just watch him. He continued to get better and we were just thanking God. He does NOT appear to be allergic. The scorpion got flushed!
The next day, it looked SO MUCH BETTER!
The next day, it looked SO MUCH BETTER!
________________Praise God, He's is OK!
