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Max's Story
- Ben MacKenzie's son, Max, died from anaphylaxis after eating walnuts.
- Paramedics misdiagnosed his anaphylaxis as an asthma attack, delaying critical treatment.
James' Story
- Another young boy, James Sindos, died at 17 from anaphylaxis due to delayed interventions.
- He didn't receive IV epinephrine until 13 minutes into cardiac arrest and wasn't intubated until 17 minutes.
Bronchospasm in Anaphylaxis
- Young anaphylaxis patients die from bronchospasm, not always hemodynamic collapse.
- Standard airway management may lead to hypoxemia before ACLS can be effective.