First a warning: In no way is this a treatment, the facts discussed here are those which I have researched. Any person who feels that they are at risk or has any suspicion of any reaction must consult a Doctor..! This is a real life threatening reaction, desperate half measures or delay may prove fatal!

Anaphylactic Shock is an antibody-antigen (see below for an explanation) reaction in the body which may produce a state of profound collapse. This is characterised by increasing difficulty in breathing and failure of the circulation brought about by general dilation of the small blood vessels and the escape of plasma (the clear liquid which carries the blood cells) into the tissue spaces.

Anaphylactic Shock may be caused by the injection of vaccines, atisera or antibiotics, or by insect sting which is what we are concerned with. It is a desperate emergency in which "half measures" or delay may prove fatal. HYDROCORTISONE is given intravenously in large doses, accompanied perhaps by epinephrene or a similar drug. If respiratory distress is marked it is necessary to cut into the trachea (windpipe) to make an artificial opening (tracheostomy).

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