The Body Invaders: Allergies (1 of 36)
Every year in the United States hundreds of people die due to a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.
If you're having an anaphylactic reaction.
Paramedics may only have minutes to save your life.
Having trouble breathing? It happens from an innocent bite of the wrong food.
Dean we're paramedics.
We're here to help you.
I need you to take a deep breath.
Can't breathe.
Can't breath.
Or from the venom of a stinging insect Take a deep breath.
I know it's hard for you.
Or even the injection of a mistaken medication.
Dean.
Do you have any allergies to medicines? The victim can become confused.
His airways constrict.
And his blood pressure plummets.
All right.
Dean.
And it's all due to allergies.
I've cheated death over 20 times.
And her eyes rolled in the back of her head and she fell off the chair.
My throat started closing.
Hives all over the place.
And the ambulance had to take me to the hospital.
They're talking about anaphylaxis. |
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