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You're having a severe allergic reaction

Use your EpiPen, call 120, show your allergy card, and go to hospital even if better.

! Allergy! !

EpiPen and 120 buy the critical minutes.

What you'll see

If anaphylaxis hits, act within minutes:

Anaphylaxis · call 120
过敏性休克 · 拨打 120
Situation level: L3 (scenario). This is an emergency situation, not an app error code.

Why it happens

Anaphylaxis can rebound after seeming to improve; EpiPen and 120 are the two moves that save time.

Fastest fix, free: Inject your EpiPen into the thigh, call 120, and show your allergy card to staff.
Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Confidence: Multiple sources (pending first-hand verification)
The full fix sequence (free)
  1. Use your EpiPen immediately on the thigh.
  2. Call 120 or have someone call.
  3. Show your translated allergy card.
  4. Go to hospital even if you feel better.

When the fast fix isn't enough

In the kit

When allergy strikes, the kit gives the card text and the 120 wording.

1. The lookup table

The phrase that tells staff what you're allergic to.

2. The trigger matrix

When EpiPen suffices vs when 120 is urgent.

3. Offline printable version

The card as a printable card.

If nothing works

If no EpiPen is available:

  1. Tell a bystander the allergen in Chinese.
  2. Use any adrenaline auto-injector available.
  3. Go to ER even without an EpiPen.

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