Sunjay Kapur, friend of Prince William and ex-husband of Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor, reportedly died of anaphylactic shock after being stung by a bee during a polo match in Windsor, England.
Anaphylaxis sets in fast,but not within seconds - we are talking more like a couple of minutes and they can be treated.
Adrenaline is one component of the treatment besides other medications (that actually “counteracts” the anaphylactic reaction, Adrenaline more or less is mainly used to buy time and fight the worst symptoms).
Airway management, fluid management, etc. are other things we need to consider.
Honestly, I think it was ignorance and/or hubris. He was either unaware of his allergy (miraculously never stung before, or developed allergy later in life), or he was kind of aware, but never assumed anything could go wrong.
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” – Hanlon’s Razor.
iirc Epi-pen is the usual treatment, and those things are pretty easy to obtain.
I think that OP philpo is on to something, that the medical staff was a bit slow to deal with the situation.
With anaphylactic shock, the timeline could be literally seconds. He could be dead before they even figure out what’s wrong.
Anaphylaxis sets in fast,but not within seconds - we are talking more like a couple of minutes and they can be treated. Adrenaline is one component of the treatment besides other medications (that actually “counteracts” the anaphylactic reaction, Adrenaline more or less is mainly used to buy time and fight the worst symptoms).
Airway management, fluid management, etc. are other things we need to consider.
Honestly, I think it was ignorance and/or hubris. He was either unaware of his allergy (miraculously never stung before, or developed allergy later in life), or he was kind of aware, but never assumed anything could go wrong.
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” – Hanlon’s Razor.