Saturday, 2 May 2015

western australia: south west

Poor little A had a nasty reaction to some bites after commandoing around at the picnic ground in Walpole. 



Within an hour his face, ears and neck had swelled but we were in Nornalop by then. He'd not had a reaction like this before. A wasn't really distressed, just itchy around his eyes and ears. It's good to take photos in these cases to see how much/little the swelling improves and the rash spreads. J raced back to the pharmacy for antihistamines but it was a worriesome night. Although rare, children can have a delayed anaphylactic reaction. The closest hospital was 45 minutes away in Albany and, fortunately, J had adrenalin on hand in the event that A deteriorated. 

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