Narrative:

Captain suffered an allergic response to something; possible chocolate wendys freeze purchased at the airport fast food place. Rash developed while taxing and continued to spread during the flight. About 1 hour into the flight both arms; legs; feet; and hands and fingers all began to swell. Lips became swollen. Eyes became very sensitive to light. Captain transfered control to the first officer who also ran the radio. A diversion was evaluated but captain felt it would be just as fast to descend into the destination. Captain maintained callouts during the descent/approach; acknowledged all altitude changes by verbal and pointing. Captain had to leave flight deck momentarily to deal with sudden bout of diarrhea. Landing was normal by the first officer; taxi was normal by the captain. Parked at the gate; a 2nd bout of diarrhea occurred. This time the captain struggled to stand; noted the torso had swollen to the point that snapping pants & belt was very difficult. Captain sat in first class seat; did not feel well. Crew acknowledged he looked very pale. Captain requested paramedics. Airport fire responded. Vital statistics on the paramedics machines revealed resting pulse of 108; and blood pressure was very low 69/32. Captain requested transportation to hospital. That was accomplished. Emergency room doctor ordered benedryl im injection and epinephrine injections; and iv fluids. Blood pressure returned to normal parameters as did the pulse. Captain was released from the hospital about midnight. Rash disappeared over night; but swelling is still present at the time of this report. Flight attendant accompanied the captain to the hospital and remained there the whole time. Allergic reaction to something. Will conduct allergy testing with personal doctor. May have been affected by the altitude. Chocolate is suspect; but other possibilities according to the doctor is the omega 3 fish oil I started taking recently.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ERJ190 Captain suffered an anaphylactic shock event in flight; apparently caused by the consumption of a fast food item from the terminal; prior to flight. Captain was subsequently transported to the hospital upon arrival at the planned destination.

Narrative: Captain suffered an allergic response to something; possible chocolate Wendys Freeze purchased at the airport fast food place. Rash developed while taxing and continued to spread during the flight. About 1 hour into the flight both arms; legs; feet; and hands and fingers all began to swell. Lips became swollen. Eyes became very sensitive to light. Captain transfered control to the First Officer who also ran the radio. A diversion was evaluated but Captain felt it would be just as fast to descend into the destination. Captain maintained callouts during the descent/approach; acknowledged all altitude changes by verbal and pointing. Captain had to leave flight deck momentarily to deal with sudden bout of diarrhea. Landing was normal by the First Officer; taxi was normal by the Captain. Parked at the gate; a 2nd bout of diarrhea occurred. This time the Captain struggled to stand; noted the torso had swollen to the point that snapping pants & belt was very difficult. Captain sat in first class seat; did not feel well. Crew acknowledged he looked very pale. Captain requested paramedics. Airport Fire Responded. Vital Statistics on the paramedics machines revealed resting pulse of 108; and blood pressure was very low 69/32. Captain requested transportation to Hospital. That was accomplished. Emergency Room doctor ordered Benedryl IM injection and Epinephrine Injections; and IV fluids. Blood pressure returned to normal parameters as did the pulse. Captain was released from the hospital about midnight. Rash disappeared over night; but swelling is still present at the time of this report. Flight attendant accompanied the Captain to the hospital and remained there the whole time. Allergic reaction to something. Will conduct allergy testing with personal doctor. May have been affected by the altitude. Chocolate is suspect; but other possibilities according to the doctor is the Omega 3 fish oil I started taking recently.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.