I stumbled upon this while researching Tertiapin and it's effects on an
electrocardiogram (ECG)... It appears that the method does not matter
much, or at all.
The Lancet, Volume 348, Issue
9023<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/vol348no9023/PIIS0140-6736%2800%29X0055-4>,
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Removing bee stings
Dr P Kirk Visscher<http://www.thelancet.com/search/results?fieldName=Authors&searchTerm=P%20Kirk+Visscher>PhD
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Summary
Background
Conventional advice on immediate treatment of honey-bee stings has
emphasised that the sting should be scraped off, never pinched. The
morphology of the sting suggested little basis for this advice, which is
likely to slow down removal of the sting.
Methods
The response to honey-bee stings was assayed with a measurement of the size
of the resulting weal. Injection of known quantities of venom showed that
this measurement is a good indicator of envenomisation.
Findings
Weal size, and thus envenomisation, increased as the time from stinging to
removal of the sting increased, even within a few seconds. There was no
difference in response between stings scraped or pinched off after 2 s.
Interpretation
These data suggest that advice to patients on the immediate treatment of bee
stings should emphasise quick removal, without concern for the method of
removal.
Huh! How about that?! It turns out that the injection system is
based upon valve action, not venom sack pumping -- there are no
muscles around the sack.
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