A 3-year-old who has suffered a bee sting on the foot is screaming and cannot be consoled. The patient's response indicates that
A) The child lacks previous remembered experience with pain and is frightened.
B) The bee sting is extremely painful.
C) There may be something wrong in addition to the bee sting, because bee stings do not usually hurt this much.
D) The child has suffered bee stings or similar injuries before and is expressing the remembered pain, as well as responding to current discomfort.

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A 3-year-old may not have previous experience with pain and, as a result, may become frightened and unconsolable when experiencing it for the first time. It would be normal for a child to react strongly to a bee sting, even if the pain may not seem extreme to an adult.

A 3-Year-Old Who Has Suffered a Bee Sting on the Foot