A Scots teenager nearly died on her 18th birthday after suffering a severe allergic reaction while out for a celebratory lunch with her family. Eve Jenkinson was rushed to hospital after eating half a slice of bruschetta before immediately realising it may have contained traces of cashew nuts.
The 18-year-old tried to make herself sick, took antihistamines and administered her EpiPen as her lips began to swell up - prompting her worried parents to call 999. The sixth year pupil was whisked to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh by paramedics where doctors battled to stabilise her breathing on Sunday, March 26.
Dad Stephen, 47, told Edinburgh Live how waiting for news about his daughter’s condition was “the longest half hour of my life”. He said: “They had to give her adrenaline through an IV drip, but she had had so much adrenaline they were worried about her heart and trying to get her heart back to normal.
