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This is a centipede (not technically an insect). Most bites or stings cause immediate pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes tingling, but settle within 1-2 days.
First aid
  1. Wash the area well with soap and water.
  2. Apply a cold pack wrapped in cloth for 15 minutes at a time.
  3. Use paracetamol/acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain if you can take them safely.
  4. Check your tetanus vaccination is up to date.
  5. Do not cut, suck, tightly tie, or apply chemicals/herbal irritants to the wound.
Seek urgent medical care if there is trouble breathing, facial/throat swelling, widespread hives, faintness, rapidly worsening swelling or pain, vomiting, fever, pus, or spreading redness. Children, older adults, and people with significant heart disease should be assessed sooner after a bite.
Centipede bites are usually managed with symptomatic care such as ice or warm-water immersion and pain relief. Dermatology 2-Volume Set, 5e, lines 5318-5330. Poison Control guidance also advises washing, cold packs, analgesia, tetanus review, and medical assessment for allergic or infected wounds.
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