Teen boy treated for severe allergic reaction to flea bites, Cornelia GA
Medical EmergencyEmergency services responded to a 15-year-old boy experiencing a severe allergic reaction with widespread hives and intense itching. The boy had a flea infestation at his home which was believed to be the cause. The hives looked like bites and were swelling and spreading. Over-the-counter treatments provided no relief.
Audio|Source: Habersham County Emergency Services
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Possible allergic reaction near Chattahoochee Way off Peeridge Road, 79014.
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Med 12 squad 12 is enrol.
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Squad 12 is en route. Squad 12,
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Mid-11, Route. Clear units en route.
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Matt 12 just past. Do you have a short?
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I got their last bits of info.
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You that's responding to possible allergic reaction near Chattahoochee Way. It's going to be a 15-year-old male, 110 pounds.
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He's had hives all over his body for the past three days.
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He's taken Benadryl and no relief. They've also tried hydrochortisone on the hives, no relief.
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They say they have a flea infestation in the house right now. They've been trying to take care of. They think it's related to that.
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The hives look like little bites all over his body,
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and they're swelling up and spreading.
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States that his arms and legs are itching and burning to the point where he scratched them red.
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Near Chattahoochee Way, Cornelia, GA 30531
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