Manual for Trainers of Small Scale Beekeeping Development Workers (Peace Corps, 1983, 392 p.): Session 38: Anaphylactic shock

Manual for Trainers of Small Scale Beekeeping Development Workers (Peace Corps, 1983, 392 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Preface
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction
		Session 1: Establishing observation hives - group resource assessment
		Session 2: Introduction to family live-in
		Session 3: Training site investigation
		Session 4: Defining expectations
		Session 5: Assembling protective clothing
		Session 6: Constructing KTBH's and preparing the apiary site
		Session 7: Bee colony cycle - introduction to Trainee facilitation
		Session 8: adult learning and an introduction to method demonstrations - basic insect anatomy
		Session 9: Communication and listening skills
		Session 10: Establishing individual nucs
		Session 11: Functional biology of the honey bee
		Session 12: Introduction to assessment and selection
		Session 13: Introduction to program evaluation
		Session 14: Bee management techniques
		Session 15: Basic nutrition
		Session 16: Types of bees and the bee-human relationship
		SESSION 17: Foraging
		Session 18: Hive design criteria and swarm boxes
		Session 19: Role of the volunteer in development
		Session 20: The bee space and types of hives
		Session 21: Obtaining bees
		Session 22: Transferring colonies
		Session 23: Family live-in analysis
		Session 24: Queen rearing
		Session 25: Health and hygiene
		Session 26: Swarming, supersedure and absconding
		Session 27: Culture shock
		Session 28: Constructing a swarm board and swarms
		Session 29: Visual aids-queen rearing preparation
		Handout 29A: Selecting communication tools
		Handout 29B: Visual aids
		Session 30: Extractors and solar wax melters
		Session 31: Women in development-the role of men and women
		Session 32: Mid-program evaluation
		Session 33: Melliferous plants
		Session 34: Preparation for site visit-information gathering
		Session 35: Site visit-follow-up and cloncusions
		Session 36: Honey
		Session 37: Other hive products
		Session 38: Anaphylactic shock
		Session 39: Introduction to the bee fair
		Session 40: Beeswax field trip
		Session 41: Bees and trees
		Session 42: Project planning and development
		Session 43: Creamed honey and beeswax products
		Session 44: Introduction to final assessment
		Session 45: Cost analysis and project evaluation
		Session 46: Bee diseases and pests
		Session 47: Insecticides and bees
		Session 48: Cooking with honey
		Session 49: Introducing innovation-expectations beyond training
		Session 50: Future training needs
		Session 51: Site restitution
		Session 52: Final program evaluation
		Appendices

Session 38: Anaphylactic shock

TOTAL TIME

2 hours

OVERVIEW

People react in different ways to insect stings. It is important that the beekeeper know about the variety of possible reactions, as well as what to do in the more extreme cases. This session gives the Trainee background information on the body responses which cause anaphylactic shock and other, less severe reactions. Trainees discuss the symptoms of anaphylactic shock and the appropriate treatments. Also, Trainees are made aware of the different emergency medical treatments which are likely to be available in the future work situations.

OBJECTIVES

· To describe the different levels of human body responses to bee stings.

· To identify the causes of anaphylactic shock.

· To practice treatment of anaphylactic shock victims.

· To discuss where the necessary materials for treatment are available in small communities.

· To discuss the ethics and legal implications of treating severe reactions to bee stings.

RESOURCES

- The Beekeeper's Handbook, pp. 112113.

- "Bee Sting Allergy.

- "Hypersensitivity to Bee Venom"

MATERIALS

newsprint, markers, sting kit or treatment medicines, syringes, oranges

PROCEDURES

Trainer Note

· Treatment in severe reaction cases is best left to professionals. This session is best facilitated by a nurse or someone with experience treating anaphylactic shock.

Step 1: Reactions to Stings (25 minutes)

Describe the variety of body responses to bee stings. Determine whether examples of the various reactions exist within the training group. Define anaphylactic shock.

Step 2: The Immune System (30 minutes)

Describe the human immune system and which reactions by the immune system produce the different responses to bee stings. Encourage questions and clarify doubts which may exist among the Trainees.

Step 3: Treatment for Bee Stings (20 minutes)

Discuss various treatments, including folk treatments, for the different reactions to bee stings. Question the Trainees concerning what they have been told about this and how well treatments have worked with them.

Pass around different samples of sting kits and/or syringes and adrenalin for the Trainees to examine.

Step 4: Using a Syringe (20 minutes)

Simulate the proper way to give injections for anaphylactic shock by injecting an orange with water.

Trainer Note

· Under the guidance of a professional, this step can provide the Trainees with experience using a syringe and applying an injection.

Step 5: Available Resources (15 minutes)

Determine where sting kits or their components will be available in small communities or typical Peace Corps sites. Identify the personnel within a small community who would be adequately trained to recognize and treat bee sting victims.

Step 6: Ethical/Legal Implications (10 minutes)

Discuss the potential risks and ethics of treating an anaphylactic shock case from the viewpoint of a Peace Corps Volunteer in the absence of professional aid. Stimulate discussion by considering such points as:

- the beekeeper from America with the magic cures in a life-threatening situation
- what might happen if treatment does not work
- who was responsible for the victim's sting in the first place.