Originally Posted by hmai18
Sorry to threadjack, but what's the process of going to a doctor and getting tested for allergic reactions to bee / wasp stings?
On our group ride yesterday, one of the guys got hit in the mouth by a bug and started swelling up a bit. We ended up stopping at a house and calling an ambulance and they took him home. It wasn't serious, but it could have been and we were all thinking, "what if this guy was anaphylactic?" None of us had an EpiPen, none of us knew how to do a tracheotomy, and since we were some ways away from the city, the paramedics took a while to get there.
yeah I'd agree with Shawn, surely it is up to the individual to know if they are allergic.
With regard to the process to test for reactions, I had that done once. I just went to my regular doctor and got referred. The process involved being stuck in the arm with all sorts of stuff and seeing what turned into a red welt and what didn't. Its not pleasant.
If your friend had had his throat swell up and it was a real emergency, do you think you could have been able to perform an emergency tracheotomy with your bike tool? I can picture a not-sure-what-to-do scene like John Travolta with the adrenaline shot in Pulp Fiction... could be pretty nasty
