• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    iirc Epi-pen is the usual treatment, and those things are pretty easy to obtain.

    I think that OP philpo is on to something, that the medical staff was a bit slow to deal with the situation.

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      16 days ago

      With anaphylactic shock, the timeline could be literally seconds. He could be dead before they even figure out what’s wrong.

      • philpo@feddit.org
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        16 days ago

        Anaphylaxis sets in fast,but not within seconds - we are talking more like a couple of minutes and they can be treated. Adrenaline is one component of the treatment besides other medications (that actually “counteracts” the anaphylactic reaction, Adrenaline more or less is mainly used to buy time and fight the worst symptoms).

        Airway management, fluid management, etc. are other things we need to consider.