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Scrape or pinch off bee stings - don't leave them in d  

Why?

Scraping and pinching off bee stings are equally good at reducing wheals, and both are better than leaving them in

Patients Outcome Treatment Control group (SD) Experimental group (SD) Mean difference (95% CI)
adults volunteers stung by bees c wheal size (mm³) scrape (ctl) vs pinch (exp) 80 (26) 74 (23)
(-10 to 22)
 

Expiry date: September 2004
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Authors   M   Bennett , RS   Phillips
Reviewer   M   Daniel
CAT Writers   CM   Ball , M   Bennett