A swarm of honey bees attacked round 80 schoolchildren of a non-public faculty in Rawalpindi, officers informed Geo Information on Monday.
The college, the place the scholars have been stung, is positioned within the Bypass space of Kallar Syedan — a tehsil within the Rawalpindi district.
Not less than 40 of the whole 80 college students have been shifted to the Kallar Syedan Hospital, rescue officers stated, additional stating that the rescue groups have been being referred to as on the faculty.
As per particulars acquired from hospital sources, all of the schoolchildren have been despatched again residence after they acquired medical remedy.
The incident unfolded throughout a rally, the college administration stated.
“Bees attacked youngsters and academics,” it added. “All the kids are protected and despatched residence after receiving medical help.”
What to do when stung by honey bee?
Common practitioner Dr Osama Zia informed Geo.television that if honeybees sting an individual, they need to:
- Get away from the world.
- Take away the bee from physique.
- Wash the world on the physique totally with loads of water.
- Apply chilly compressions to scale back swelling.
Whereas it isn’t essential to seek the advice of a physician, Dr Zia stated it was advisable to get a examine up executed.
In case folks do not go to the physician, they need to be on the look out for extreme allergic response, which incorporates shortness of breath and swelling of face or throat. If folks endure from such signs, they need to instantly seek the advice of a medic.