McKinnon | 15 Feb 2012
Paramedics treated a man at McKinnon on Monday after he came under attack from a swarm of bees.
Advanced life support paramedics were called to the scene just after 2.30pm and arrived seven minutes after the emergency call was made.
Paramedic Simon Hardwick said that the 60-year-old man had been mowing grass when he was attacked.
‘He said that he was on a ride-on mower when the swarm attacked around his head, neck and forearms,’ Mr Hardwick said.
‘We removed a total of eight stings. As we assessed him, he told us that he was also experiencing mild pain to his chest so we treated him with aspirin and a patch designed to treat angina-related pain
‘He was given pain relief through an intravenous cannula to make him more comfortable before he was taken to the Alfred Hospital in a stable condition,’ Mr Hardwick said.
