Applying constant firm pressure, scrape the knife across your skin surface and the stinger. This removes the stinger without injecting more venom, which is what happens when you remove the stinger with tweezers or your fingers. If you are worried about infection you can apply a topical anti-bacterial. With the warmer weather comes the increased chance that you may suffer from heat cramps, heat exhaustion or heat stroke. To understand how to avoid and treat them, first we must discuss the difference between the three.
Heat cramps are muscular pain and spasms due to heavy exertion.
They usually involve the abdominal muscles or legs. It is generally thought this condition is caused by loss of water and salt through sweating. Heat exhaustion occurs when your heart and vascular system do not respond properly to high temperatures. The symptoms of heat exhaustion resemble shock and include feeling faint, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, an ashen appearance, cold clammy skin, heavy perspiring and nausea. Heat stroke occurs when the body's heat regulating mechanism fails.