A 2-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being stung over 150 times by yellow jackets, causing critical organ failure.
Little Beckham Reed, who was born with only one kidney, was attacked when he accidentally disturbed a wasp nest while riding a toy car with his cousins in Georgia, according to a family fundraiser.
His parents rushed him to the emergency room, where he was treated with morphine and Benadryl.
Beckham was stung more than 150 times by yellow jackets, leaving the 2-year-old boy fighting for his life after suffering critical organ failure.
Born with only one kidney, Beckham was attacked when he accidentally disturbed a wasp nest while riding a toy car with his cousins in Georgia, according to a family fundraiser.
His parents rushed him to the emergency room, where he was treated with morphine and Benadryl.
He was then sent home, but less than a day later, his skin began to turn yellow.
His parents rushed him to another hospital, where doctors discovered that his heart, liver, and kidney were failing.
“Due to his age, size, and the number of stings, Beckham’s little body couldn’t handle the overwhelming amount of toxins,” his aunt Tiffany Hewatt wrote on the family’s GoFundMe page.
Beckham was admitted to the intensive care unit at Memorial Savannah, where he was placed on dialysis, put on a ventilator, and given life-saving IV medications.
“There is no antivenom for yellow jackets, so all they can do is support his body while the toxins work their way out,” said Hewatt, who is a registered nurse.
