well Peter and Sadji,thanks for the info will be seeking a epi-pen after reading that .I think the docs theory was that me suffering asthma ,might give me the wrong sign if having a reaction or just a plain attack if you know what i am trying to say BUT either way I still cant breathe ,so all pre-cautions shall be taken .....and yeah sadji most of my call outs are from 55kms to 10kms away from the hospital.......so bit scary .......we do get care flight choppers when needed in my local town as the nearest hospital being Gympie is at least 55kms away.,,,but if in Gympie at a call out, well a ambo would come........
I've been trying to get an Epipen, but for some reason they just wont hand them out. I even went to my doctor and asked for one, he told me that since I don't have any record of severe allergic reaction that I'm unable to get one. I think this is rubbish because sometimes I can be 2 or 3 hours away from the nearest hospital when I work.
Does anyone know what is the best way of obtaining a epipen. Also how do you go about finding out if your allergic to snake bite?