dd 16 reacted today to nuts - not sure how but was in school common room and reacted. Breathing became difficult, school rang my df because I was in work and said they thought she was having panic attack - she asked had she been near nuts and did she have her epi pen? They didn't know so df said she would go get her.
She took her to GP no gp in building so said to take her to a&e she got mile down road and lips swelling, pins and needles, hands in spasm, hyperventilating. Was opposise ambulance station where df works so took her in there. Off duty paramedic gave her her epi pen, salbutamol and hydrocortisone. An emergency crew were called who took her to a&e. They gave her piriton and sent her home.
She is knackered still has high pulse - from epi pen.
But they siad they don't know how much was reaction and how much panic, so now we're in position of not knowing if allergy getting worse or if she just fearing worst when she does react and then going into panic. Hosp have said if it happens again try and get her to a&e without giving her epi pen so they can assess if it is true anaphaylatic or not.
She has never had epi pen before has always been ok just with loratadine apart from one occasion when she had nebuliser from medics.
So if she didn't eat nuts and this was cross contamination from someone else how do I get school to make it nut free. Would anyone listen to me or not?
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dd given her epi pen today for first time
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notsofarnow · 15/09/2008 21:16
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