Originally Posted By: Lono
A child is seizing on the ground, her throat is closing up - she isn't known to be allergic, do you really know what's going on, enough to justify the epipen injection? Without any history of allergic reactions, I'd do my best to interrupt the presumed histamine / antihistamine roller coaster with benadryl, and get medical assistance pronto.


Never give anything by mouth to someone who's having problems breathing or swallowing.

In general, if someone is having a severe allergic reaction, isn't carrying an Epipen and isn't wearing some kind of medical information device like MedicAlert or RoadID, keep them breathing and get them to the ER via the fastest method available.