Student suffers serious allergic reaction on bus
After getting stung by a bee, the student is checked out at school and cleared, and his father gives the OK for his son to ride the bus home. The student develops signs of a serious allergic reaction on the bus, and the driver stops for help.
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. — A Prince George County High School student suffered a serious allergic reaction on a school bus Friday, CBS 6 reports.
The student was checked over at school after receiving a bee sting, and his father told the school he could ride the bus home. While on the bus, the student began to develop signs of a serious allergic reaction.
The bus driver stopped the bus near the school board office and called for help. A school nurse at the office arrived and administered an epinephrine auto-injector and called 911. The student was taken to a medical center, where he was treated and released.
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