My boyfriend was stung?

Question

by a wasp and had a life-threatening reaction to it. His sister drove him to hospital and they gave him the antidote (or whatever you call it) by injection. Shouldn't the hospital have provided him with a ready to use needle in case it happens again?

Thanks for your answer, and I'm not trying to sound rude, but what if we were miles from a hsptl and he got stung again?

Answer 1

if in the uk you should go and speak to your gp. if the hospital stated it was life threatening your gp would issue him with an epi-pen which contains the required amount of the drug to help him

Answer 2

I dont think the hospitals are allowed to provide you with needles just on the off chance that you get stung again. I myself am highly allergic to wasp stings, and last time I was stung do not remember the two days that followed.
Now I carry with me at all times a antihistamine cream, which whilst it wont cure the effects immediately, it reduces the amount of toxins that are released into the blood stream when stung, this should help until your boyfriend can be taken to hospital / doctor surgery.
The other thing to mention is not to panic in anyway (or at least try) as this speeds up your heartbeat, which pumps your blood round faster and in turn spreads the toxins round your body faster causing the reaction to be more servere.
I hope this helps at all.

Answer 3

Actually there is a "pen" available for you to carry with you at all times, You pull the cap off and inject yourself, it is only by prescription and the Dr. will prescribe the correct dosage according to your boyfriends size, weight and severity of his allergic reaction. Don't hesitate they can actually mean the difference between life death so many people. They are called Epi-Kits check with your Dr. or possibly your local pharmicist

Answer 4

Yes I think so, my mum has a really bad reaction to wasp stings and she got something from the doctor in case she got stung in the throat or something because it could swell up very fast, and kill her. Perhaps he needs to speak to his GP.

Answer 5

He needs to see his own doctor to get a prescription for an Epi-Pen which provides a shot of epinephrine to minimize the allergic reaction until he can get to a hospital. Usually, hospitals will just treat the emergency and leave it up to the Primary Care Physician to prescribe follow up meds.

Answer 6

right i would get him to see his own GP and tell him what happened my friend carries a epi pen with is a needle pen which if she has a real bad reaction to a bee she injects herself with talk to GP and see what he says get some i call the hay fever tablets like priton they are good for mild reactions or to take edge of until you get medical aid all the best xx

Answer 7

No, but he should contact his GP/family doctor for a prescription for an Epipen. Hospitals generally do not supply medicines unless you are being sent home over holiday times when your GP is unobtainable.

Answer 8

It depends on exactly what happens to your boyfriend when he gets stung. It also depends on how long it takes for him to become critical.

Why don't you ask yur doctor about this? They might be able to recommend that the hospital give u one.

Might put your mind to rest a bit.

Answer 9

no. i don't think they would hand out something like that. and i guess the chances of getting stung by a wasp are small enuf that they don't think it's worth the responsibility of sending a needle home with someone; also they must feel that there is enuf time to get him to the hospital and get it taken care of; i can see how you could be concerned and want him to have something nearby, but i guess all he can do is steer clear of wasps.

Answer 10

No they should not, but maybe you should think about the long term. Is a relationship with this guy really going to work out, you should think about dumping him before things get to serious.