We knew our daughter was allergic. She had had a reaction prior to our trip to disney. We carried an epi pen and thought we were prepared. On our first day of our trip last year, we had been in the MK all day. We were finally leaving and were hungry, so we quick grabbed a bag of cashews from a stand. (DD is not allergic to nuts) just sesame.
Anyway, instantly she reacted to what she was eating, but it was different from the first time, so we were unsure. We gave her the epi shot, but since we had never had to give her the shot before, we didn't know what to do next. At this point we were trying to get in line to take the ferry back to our resort. While on the ferry an E.M.T. asked if he could look in her throat, because she was obviously having a reaction. He said it looked ok but to call 911 and have them meet us at the resort. I did so and as soon as we got to the resort the ambulance was there. She needed 3 more shots and a hospital stay.
She spent 4 hours in the hospital and they let her go.
The reason Im telling you all of this is because I've never felt so helpless in my life. Here we were in the middle of all these people and didn't know where to go or what to do for help. I didn't know that after an attack, we still had to go to the hospital. Now I know and am prepared. Next time I will know where first aid is. But I don't know if this would have helped since time was an issue.
But be careful. We went back to the stand where we purchased the cashews and there was no information on the ingredients. (We shouldn't have let her have them in the first place, but again, shes not allergic to nuts.)
To play it safe, when you make your reservations at the restaurants, tell them someone has an allergy and when you are at the restaurant, they will send someone out beore you order to speak with you. They are really good with that. And as for the park. Just dont be stupid like me.
I just happened to see this on my way by.
