A 5-month-old baby with a purple finger anaphylaxis is in danger because drinking milk makes the family worried

Mr. Le Huy Duong, Head of Pharmacy, Hop Luc Hospital (Thanh Hoa), still has not been shocked when he thinks back to the horrifying day that happened to his family.

Specifically, the incident occurred on April 11, his wife Duong went to work to leave breast milk for the second baby to drink but not enough. Seeing that, her grandmother gave this milk.

However, after only 30 minutes, the baby has a rash. Thinking of a common allergy, he told her to give her a third tablet of 4 mg clopheniramine.

At 11h40, when Mr. Duong came home from work, he still played, the red skin on the skin all over his body (no rash). At this moment, she suddenly vomited milk, and her fingers and toes turned purple.

Immediately, Mr. Duong believed that his child had severe anaphylaxis and was an emergency emergency, so he quickly injected 0.2 ml of adrenalin 1 mg into the baby's thigh. After that, he took her and baby to Thanh Hoa Children's Hospital for 5 minutes. At the intensive care unit, the baby shows signs of low blood pressure, pale lips. Emergency doctors follow shock regimens and find their baby's condition progressing positively.

However, up to 15:00 on the same day, the baby's condition is bad, the doctor decides to put intubation for mechanical ventilation, central venous administration and use of strong drugs. By 18:00, the signs of survival show that the baby will not survive.

As a person in the profession, this father knew the most important anaphylactic shock was to handle quickly and on the spot, the transfer was too dangerous. After "brain weighing", he decided to still put his son on the upper level.

At 22:30, when the car arrived at the gate of the National Hospital of Pediatrics, the oxygen tank was exhausted, the breathing machine stopped working, and the doctors had to squeeze the ball. He hugged his child and ran into the emergency room together in a state of inability to catch, blood pressure was not measured. After conducting many tricks, the baby has a circuit again but the condition is still very critical, the chance of living 1-2%.

However, according to Mr. Duong, miracles happened to his son. After more than a day at the intensive care room, the baby is cured, after 3 days of withdrawal and dialysis, the condition progresses and gets out of the isolation room after 3 days. In the afternoon of April 18, the patient was discharged from the family extremely happy.

Experts recommend how to deal with anaphylaxis

Call an emergency immediately if your baby is having trouble breathing or fainting. Lay your baby down in a high leg posture to reduce the risk of shock. Help your child stay calm by talking to your baby and keeping yourself calm. Do not give antihistamines if your baby is younger than 6 months. Even if your baby is older, do not tell if your baby is having trouble breathing or swallowing, because he or she may choke.

When health workers arrive, they may be able to give the baby an emergency on the spot by injecting epinephrine to stop the reaction within minutes. (Epinephrine makes the heart beat harder, relaxes muscles in the airways, reduces swelling and improves the rhythm in the blood vessels to increase blood flow to important areas like the heart and brain).

The medical staff will take her to the hospital, where she will be tested and monitored for delayed reactions. Doctors can help you determine the cause of the problem. You should keep in touch with your baby's doctor, who may refer you to an allergy specialist in children.