Reply #11: My sister sat on a scorpion at our house in Florida years ago [View All]

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But her situation was not as benign as yours. She was allergic - something we had not known before. Mom, as a RN was not initially concerned but within minutes my sister began to have trouble breathing. I remember the panic. The closest hospital was about 20 miles away and was a very small town clinic type hospital. They got her there and treated in time, but from comments Mom and Dad made later, it was a very close thing.

That was long before Epi-pens and other easy ways to keep antihistamines for immediate application were available. My sister just had to be very careful about being around insects that could cause reactions.