anaphylactic
Americanadjective
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At the time, University of Sydney's Prof Greg Neely envisaged it had the potential to be used like an EpiPen, a device carried by people with allergies at risk of death from anaphylactic shock.
From BBC
When my parents gave me that yellow M&M display in 2020, my throat tightened and my eyes welled up—not because I was going into anaphylactic shock but because I knew I was loved.
“I was willing to risk anaphylactic shock for $7,000,” he once wrote there.
Minutes later, he was struggling to breathe and went into anaphylactic shock.
From BBC
Wasp stings can pose a public health risk – they can cause anaphylactic shock - Mr Horsley points out, so he has a word of advice.
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