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| Egg prank leaves teen in hospital | Egg prank leaves teen in hospital |
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| A teenager who is allergic to dairy products suffered a potentially fatal reaction after being pelted with eggs in the street. | |
| Sandy Main, 16, struggled to breathe after the eggs, which were thrown from a passing car, caused his body to go into anaphylactic shock. | Sandy Main, 16, struggled to breathe after the eggs, which were thrown from a passing car, caused his body to go into anaphylactic shock. |
| He was taken to hospital by ambulance, where doctors gave him oxygen and steroids to treat the reaction. | He was taken to hospital by ambulance, where doctors gave him oxygen and steroids to treat the reaction. |
| Sandy, from Bathgate, said he feared he was going to die. | Sandy, from Bathgate, said he feared he was going to die. |
| He had been walking with friend Paul Gallagher, 16, along Marjoribanks Street in Bathgate, at about 2145 GMT on Monday. | He had been walking with friend Paul Gallagher, 16, along Marjoribanks Street in Bathgate, at about 2145 GMT on Monday. |
| I was in a really bad way - it was pretty scary and my mum said my face had turned purple by the time I arrived at hospital Sandy Main | I was in a really bad way - it was pretty scary and my mum said my face had turned purple by the time I arrived at hospital Sandy Main |
| The teenager felt something hit him on the waist as the car drove past, but only realised it was an egg when he put his hand down to his belt and felt the yolk trickling onto his skin. | The teenager felt something hit him on the waist as the car drove past, but only realised it was an egg when he put his hand down to his belt and felt the yolk trickling onto his skin. |
| "I have been allergic to eggs my whole life - I've never even been able to eat my birthday cake or anything like that because my allergy is so bad, " he told the BBC Scotland news website. | "I have been allergic to eggs my whole life - I've never even been able to eat my birthday cake or anything like that because my allergy is so bad, " he told the BBC Scotland news website. |
| "I didn't have my Epipen injection pen with me, and almost immediately after the egg hit me my chest tightened and I could hardly breathe. | "I didn't have my Epipen injection pen with me, and almost immediately after the egg hit me my chest tightened and I could hardly breathe. |
| "I managed to walk a few yards before I collapsed on the corner of the street. Luckily Paul was with me and dialled 999 before phoning my mum, who came round in the car and took me to hospital. | "I managed to walk a few yards before I collapsed on the corner of the street. Luckily Paul was with me and dialled 999 before phoning my mum, who came round in the car and took me to hospital. |
| "I was in a really bad way - it was pretty scary and my mum said my face had turned purple by the time I arrived at hospital." | "I was in a really bad way - it was pretty scary and my mum said my face had turned purple by the time I arrived at hospital." |
| Ford Focus | Ford Focus |
| Sandy was released from hospital later the same evening. | Sandy was released from hospital later the same evening. |
| His mother Marion, 39, said she was sure those responsible for throwing the eggs would have had no idea the effect it would have on her son. | His mother Marion, 39, said she was sure those responsible for throwing the eggs would have had no idea the effect it would have on her son. |
| Mrs Main added: "They might have thought throwing eggs was a prank, but Sandy could have died. | |
| "He used to be allergic to all dairy products, but while some of his allergies aren't so bad, his allergy to eggs is the worst." | |
| A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said the eggs were thrown from a dark-coloured Ford Focus car with tinted windows, and appealed for witnesses to come forward. | A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said the eggs were thrown from a dark-coloured Ford Focus car with tinted windows, and appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| Anaphylactic shock is a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction which can happen within minutes of coming into contact with an allergen like eggs, nuts or milk. | Anaphylactic shock is a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction which can happen within minutes of coming into contact with an allergen like eggs, nuts or milk. |
| It affects the respiratory and circulatory system, and can lead to raised blood pressure and breathing difficulties. | It affects the respiratory and circulatory system, and can lead to raised blood pressure and breathing difficulties. |