teen death after eating choc bar.

[eragon]

http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/boy-s-fatal-reaction-after-chocolate-bar-triggers-nut-allergy-1-614524

[ninjaroll]

Epinephrine used or not? I can't tell by two men giving first aid if that's epi + CPR or everything but epinephrine.

[eragon]

I suspect not.

[ninjaroll]

eragon, you must be an army of one there educating the public about epinephrine.

[eragon]

No not really! lots of people carry them but many  teens dont. medical professionals dont see auto injectors in hospital, are not particularly well trained in allergy and anaphylaxis. A & E doctors must see it more often, of course these days.

Teen forget to carry and sometimes forget to read labels. As do adults. 

By the time your allergic child is a adult, there is a huge list of people you have had to teach re allergies, and use of epi pens. 

2 months ago my son was in hospital he is 19 now, and I still found myself showing the nursing staff how to use his epi pens and explaining that he would be unable to self administer while recovering from a major operation.  I am no longer surprised by this gap in education.