First Aid Tips : How to Treat a Yellow Jacket Sting

When stung by a yellow jacket, remove the stinger without squeezing it, clean the site and apply ice for swelling. Use aloe vera gel or antiseptic ointment to treat yellow jacket stings with tips from a street firefighter in this free video on first aid for stings.

Expert: Joe Bruni
Contact: firestop.staylow@verizon.net
Bio: Captain Joe Bruni has over three decades of experience as a street firefighter and company officer.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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[irelandcool1]

problems with this video

1.  wasps do not leave there sting thats why they can sting you more than once.

2. you make it so complicated just apply vinegar and the pains gone. baking soda is for bees not wasps.

[MrJMDillon1984]

This summer, the makers of Snakes on a Plane brings you Bees in a Yard. ah boo!

[SpecializedChild462]

@MrJMDillon1984 really?

[tdesaul]

This is a honeybee video not a yellow jacket vid. Change that and it'll be correct.

[hilted6]

You are a good man and I appreciate your service as a firefighter. The previous comment by wellington is correct,yellow jackets stingers remain win their body. Please check with your local pest control extension services through the agricultural department to verify and you will find he is correct. Thanks that is the only reason I gave thumbs down.

[Wellington5392]

As an exterminator, I can tell all of ya out there that ONLY honeybees lose their stinger...Wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets keep their stinger and can and do sting repeatedly. They can also shoot venom in your eyes when attacking you, and that is why I always wear safety goggles when on wasp,yellow jacket and hornet removal. The only thing that ive found that works on bee/wasp/yellow jacket/hornet stings is meat tenderizer mixed into a paste with a little water. It neutralises the venom.

[GinJewVitus]

YES CAPTAIN!

[1f5sda]

@devonissohot1 Ouch! Sorry to hear that.

[1f5sda]

Dad got stung on the lip when he was mowing the lawn in college. I got stung on the foot by a yellow jacket and boy was it PAINFUL. My grandmother is allergic to yellow jacket stings, but luckily we've got a syringe with some material that will help her get treatment from an allergic reaction.

[vickiormindyb]

None of it would work for me anyway.

I have to give myself a shot from an Epi-pen, then call 911.

My doctor told me so. He said to call 911 after I use the pen, b/c my heart rate has to be monitored.