#anaphylactic shock

[uuuhshiny]

Vladimir Verevochkin in Survival game (Игра на выживание)

After being repeatedly hit in the head (I will come to that later) he needs some stiches

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was scrolling through TikTok and the newest trend was people making cooking tutorials for dishes full of stuff they were allergic to and the goal was to finish it before going into anaphylactic shock.

[cuteguywhump]

The Escape Artist (2013)

[limeskye]

[macgyvermedical]

What would have been the standard treatment for anaphylaxis in the 1950s? Was epinephrine the standard alongside anti-histamines or had that not been figured out yet?

This was a surprisingly difficult thing to figure out. It wasn't in any of my books, but I was able to find some info online.

Anaphylaxis was first described in the scientific literature in 1906. It was known very soon after this that histamine injected into animals could create an anaphylaxis-type reaction, leading to the understanding of anaphylaxis as a histamine response.

By some time in the 1920s, asthma (and somewhat later anaphylaxis) was being treated with self-injected epinephrine. Honestly I could not find why they had decided to do this, but it worked great.

The first antihistamines went on the market in 1937, and due to the understanding of anaphylaxis as a histamine problem, were probably used pretty quickly for anaphylaxis, though in the 1940s they were marketed more for prevention of anaphylaxis, not necessarily treatment.

By the late 1940s, corticosteroids were introduced and began being used for allergies, allowing anaphylaxis to be treated in much the same way it is today.

So to answer your question, by the 1950s, all three common medication classes used to treat anaphylaxis were in existence, and as far as I could find were being used almost the same way they are today.

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

A bill to lower the cost of a lifesaving medication is headed to the Governor’s desk.

The proposal, which passed the General Assembly, would cap the cost of a twin pack of EpiPens at $60.

Families who need them say it would make a huge difference.

“You shouldn’t have to go, ‘Am I going to pay a bill or am I going to make sure that my child has this medication,’” Tiffany Mathis, the CEO and executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, said.

One night, Mathis’ daughter was eating butter pecan ice cream, when her face and lips started to swell. At the hospital, doctors discovered she had a tree nut allergy.

Her daughter has needed to carry an EpiPen for nearly a decade. But the lifesaving medication can come at a high cost.

“I was a single mom, I was on Medicaid, she was on All Kids insurance, and around that time, some years later, the EpiPen skyrocketed, and they went from no copay, low copay to $100 an EpiPen,” Mathis said.

Mathis said her family doesn’t need just one pack — they use multiple.

“She needs to have at least four or five to split between all the households, daycare, extracurricular activities that she was participating in,” Mathis said.

EpiPens also have an expiration date, which means they need to be replaced.

“We’re not talking about Tylenol, or ibuprofen, you’re talking about an EpiPen that you can’t just not have,” Mathis said.

For many people with allergies, they could experience a life threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis. They could have hives, redness on their skin, swelling of their lips and tongue, wheezing, and even trouble breathing.

But using the EpiPen in someone’s leg can help save a person’s life.

“Having an allergic reaction is scary, because everyday you live with a threat that your child might have something happen to them, and they might die over their allergy and it’s a very severe allergy at that,” Mathis said.

Lawmakers say they want to make the medication more affordable for families.

“This shouldn’t be an area where companies are making profits off of,” State Sen. Mike Halpin (D-Rock Island), one of the bill’s Senate sponsors, said. “This is life or death for little kids, as well as adults.”

A couple of years ago, the state passed legislation requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of EpiPens for people 18 or under.

“But it didn’t say affordable coverage for EpiPens and that’s where the General Assembly’s now having to go back and try to either define that or stipulate that with a specific dollar amount,” Garth Reynolds, the executive director of the Illinois Pharmacists Association, said.

A two-pack of name brand EpiPens can cost more than $600 and up to $300 for the generic version.

[warmpeachxo]

Sudden feeling of about-to-pass-out

✨ Spontaneity ✨

[the-entity-down-the-street]

Can we talk more about how having severe allergies puts mortal fear into your soul at a young age?

Like "hey kid I know you're like five, but your body has a design flaw where if you eat (or sometimes even share a space with) {allergen} you essentially drown on land, and instead of water rushing into your airways, your body turns against you, tongue and throat swelling until breathing is completely cut off. You're surrounded by oxygen, yet it's completely inaccessible. Only way to *temporarily* keep that from happening is to stab yourself in the thigh with a needle full of panic chemicals. Also avoiding your allergen is mostly on you because restaurants won't think twice about frying potential allergens in the same oil as the goddamn fries (or worse, they use an oil made from your allergen), the folks bringing potluck dishes don't provide listed ingredients (and you shouldn't trust their word alone), and your allergen shows up in unexpected places because nobody thinks about this stuff if their literal life isn't on the line. Have fun with that!"

What in the Junji Ito Clive Barker David Lynch horrific fuck is this body/psychological horror shit

[emotional-moss]

vent

idk this might just be a me-and-my-surrounding-conditions thing but i really wish public food places like restaurants and whatever were more careful about allergens. cause the majority of them are! they are :) but recently i went into anaphylactic shock due to a cheesecake. and i asked the waiter multiple times as well as other staff whether it contained any of my potential allergens and they were adamant that it didn’t. guess what! it did! a distinctly nutty taste, a scratchy throat and boom next thing i know i’m in the goddamn emergency room because someone couldn’t be bothered. and i’ve seen this happen too with people who request specific orders like oat milk in their coffee or to make the meal without carrots or whatever the fuck else and sometimes the people taking their orders/preparing their food just…don’t? and it’s very scary. because yeah, some peoples’ allergies aren’t severe and yeah, i had my epipen on me, but that experience still fucking sucked!

[falseandrealultravival]

Anaphylactic shock (verse)

wasp

Early afternoon today

The bush tangled in the trees

I was mowing.

While working mindlessly

I felt a sharp pain.

The tip of my left ring finger.

It was probably a bee that stung me.

Especially common in wasps

When you get stung a second time

There is concern about anaphylactic shock.

the body's immune system overreacts

You may die from shock.

About 30 years ago,

I was being harshly baptized by wasps.

Shock death is possible even if there is a gap in time.

It has now been about 4 hours since I was stung.

Other than occasional tingling, I haven't noticed any abnormalities.

--God Saved my life?

(2019.06.08)

アナフィレクシー・ショック（韻文）

今日昼下がり

木々に絡みつくヤブガラシを

刈っていた。

無心に作業していたところ

ピキッと痛みが走った。

左手の薬指の先端。

刺したのはたぶんミツバチ。

特にスズメバチに多いが

2度目に刺されると

アナフィレクシー・ショックが心配される。

体の免疫系が過剰反応し

ショック死することがある。

私は以前３０年ほど前に

スズメバチの手荒い洗礼を受けている。

時間が開いていてもショック死はありうる。

今は刺されて４時間ほどになるが

たまにチクッとする以外特に異常は出ていない。

――命拾いか。

[cuteguywhump]

Anaconda (1997)

[filthforfriends]

Me *for years*: I know I’ve been treated for anaphylaxis yesterday but there’s still something up with my throat. If feels like swelling and I’m supposed to come back if symptoms flare back up.

ER doc: So there’s no swelling. You look just fine. I think this is just anxiety.

Me: Well it feels like there’s swelling.

Mom: you’re so dramatic I knew this was a waste of my time.

ER doc: I can prescribe you a cortisteroid.

Me: I cant take prednisone it sends me into a psychotic break which is why it wasn’t prescribed yesterday.

ER doc: Well there’s really no replacement for prednisone.

Me: Aren’t you a fucking doctor?

My allergist in November 2021: so it looks like additionally there’s something wrong with your swallow reflex that’s making the sensations of your anaphylaxis feel a lot worse. It can feel like your throat is stuck or even swelling.

Me: I’ve said this to a dozen ER doctors and they gave me Ativan.

Allergist: …sorry.

[theomnicode]

Inb4 we've been shown that Saitama is practically invulnerable and doesn't even need oxygen.

Then we subvert that.

Saitama goes into a new restaurant he's invited to, eats something and goes into anaphylactic shock because he didn't read the menu carefully enough and almost dies from food allergy.

A fucking food allergy.

Because he's not actually immune to his own body's reactions.

[liminalweirdo]

for someone who has never had to use this or other medical needles, can someone please give me clearer detail on how hard "slam"/"swing and push firmly" means? should it change based on clothing worn, body weight, adult, senior, or child?

Anyone can help!

(Real pen the last picture)

It is important for EVERYONE to know how to help ANYONE. Not everyone can give them selves their medicine under every circumstance. Be educated, help out.

In the last year, i have gotten about five new violent allergies from foods i used to be able to eat. Next time i eat a fruit, my throat could close. I may not be able to inject myself. My boyfriend and i played with my trainer pen for like 30 minutes. He knows how to inject it. I know how. This is important.

[todayworldnews2k21]

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