Re: latex allergies

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Posted by Amy C on August 04, 1999 at 18:53:03:

In Reply to: Sirius investigation into liquid latex and fine-tuning the wraps. posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 02, 1999 at 22:39:00:

I just want to emphasize Catherine's point about asking people if they are allergic before using liquid latex. Latex allergies are not common (unless you work in a hospital and get lots of exposure), but in people who have them they are often anaphylactic. The reaction can be severe enough to close the throat & stop breathing! You do not want this to happen anywhere, but especially not in a festival crowd. If anyone starts to itch, feel stuffed up, have their lips or tounge swell, or feel at all short of breath after latex exposure, they need medical attention. Do not just wait for a reaction to subside by itself. Hopefully most people who have this allergy will already know it.

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: I just want to emphasize Catherine's point about asking people if they are allergic before using liquid latex. Latex allergies are not common (unless you work in a hospital and get lots of exposure), but in people who have them they are often anaphylactic. The reaction can be severe enough to close the throat & stop breathing! You do not want this to happen anywhere, but especially not in a festival crowd. If anyone starts to itch, feel stuffed up, have their lips or tounge swell, or feel at all short of breath after latex exposure, they need medical attention. Do not just wait for a reaction to subside by itself. Hopefully most people who have this allergy will already know it.

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