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Lions Gate Hospital has
been ‘deluged’ by insect sting
victims in recent weeks,
despite the fact few of the -

bites need hospital treat-

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And although this time of
the year is always bad for.
insect bites, Vera Thomp-
son, who works on the
emergency ward at LGH,
says this year has been-
exceptional for the number
of bee, wasp and hornet
stings reported.

‘We have been deluged
with pepple with bee and
hornet stings,” Thompson
says. amen A “a me cee

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of Vancouver, was charged
July 14 after police stopped
the van he was driving on
Marine Drive, because of its

irregular driving pattern.

Engethart told the court
that the he was driving
because tfe ownér of the van
had crawled into the back
and gone to sleep, and the

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‘Everybody is” getting , localized swelling to be an Says, is an initial injection of allergic reaction is
stung by them,’ she added, allergic reaction. ___. - adrenalin, delivered quickly. _ prevention, and also a be

A sévere allergic or.
anaphylactic respofse, is

saying that people even get
stung by getting into a car
and sitting on a stinging

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The drug can be found in provide immediate and
most. medical facilities, and effective treatment.

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‘Most people are froma severe reaction to an antihistamines. and in- And what is causing this
misreading what an allergic insect sting are reported structions on their use . Plague of biting and stinging
reaction is,’ she said. annually in the U.S. ° insects this summer? a) .
a Person who have reacted
Michael Davidson, a According to the St.John excessively to stings in the

North Vancouver doctor,
points out that most bites or
stings will result in a local
pain, and some swelling and
redness which usually effects
only the area of the sting.

‘It’s because of the dry

Ambulance, a person with t, i ;
ilanc person with past, should possibly _be _,weather,;* Thompson says.

an allergic reaction may desensitized by allergy
: have difficulty breathing, reactions, Davidson says,
“ Mausea and vomiting may and should also carry an
occur, and hives and allergy kit, and a

swelling may appear around ‘Medicalert’ bracelet or
the eyes and mouth. necklace.

Thompson says many

The treatment for a severe But, Davidson says the
people - misinterpret -this

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from Seattle and was not ' Engelhart $300 and gave him
licensed to drive in Canada. until September 30 to pay.

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