In message <[log in to unmask]>, Hank Mishima <[log in to unmask]> writes >When one experiences an anaphylactic reaction, there is little time to >react in some cases, to prevent death. Professor Robert Pickard of Cardiff University Bee Research Dept. in Wales, Europe used to tell his students a good story about emergency treatment for anaphylactic shock reaction. Apparently the human body can produce adrenalin if shocked or embarrassed. So one method, if no other is available, is to remove the patient's clothes in public - if that doesn't work then throw a bucket of cold water over the patient. Has anybody actually tried this extreme treatment ? -- chris utting North Devon, England