Hello,
My DS went in to anaphylactic shock last night for the first time. It all happened very quickly and he was unresponsive about 10/15 minutes after he said he was itchy. I was at a hotel and by sheer luck there were paramedics there dealing with another job who helped. They gave him 5 shots of adrenaline, medicine to help with the wheezing and oxygen.
I was calling 999 as I spotted the paramedics and they spoke directly with each other. The paramedics requested another ambulance as it was a category 1 call.
What is terrifying me is that second ambulance took 25 minutes to get there. I don’t know what would have happened to my son if medical help had taken that long. He’d already had multiple shots of adrenaline by that point and was floppy, swollen and unresponsive.
I have no idea what caused the reaction either! He hadn’t eaten anything different.
Does anyone have experience with this and what happens next? He’s been admitted to hospital but I’m waiting to speak to another doctor this morning.
I’m absolutely terrified about that he can eat and if it will happen again.
Did anyone else get allergy testing?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the rambling!