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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
Yes there are persons who die
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng...ing-save-lives
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, died in 2016 because her sandwich contained sesame, but it wasn't listed as an allergen on the packaging as it wasn't required by law.
Despite her father, Nadim, administering two EpiPen injections, Natasha died in a hospital within hours.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-49688459
Owen Carey ordered grilled chicken at Byron burger at the O2 Arena in London while celebrating his 18th birthday.
He told staff about his allergy but was not told the meal included buttermilk.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50423095
NHS figures show 1,746 children were treated for anaphylactic shock in 2018-19, up from 1,015 in 2013-14. |
How tragic and sad!
I'm not disputing the fact that people die from anaphylactic shock from things that they have eaten. My point is that they are not true
allergies that cause the anaphylactic shock--they are food
sensitivities.
Little comfort to a person who's about to die from anaphylactic shock to be told that it's not an allergy that's about to kill him but a "sensitivity".
BTW--I've known, of course, that people can have anaphylactic shock from true allergies (when I was getting "allergy shots," I used to carry an EpiPen on me everywhere I went, 24/7, 365 days a year), but I didn't realize that the reaction from a person eating a food that they shouldn't is the same kind of reaction.
BTW2--the beta-blockers, which are commonly prescribed will reduce the effectiveness of an EpiPen. If it was me, and I had to carry an Epi-Pen again, I'd check with my pharmacist or doctor to see if I was being prescribed a beta-blocker, and act accordingly.
(Sources of the preceding facts: my allergist-s, and reading material laying around their waiting rooms).