Man nearly dies after McDonald’s drink

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A Macca's worker's mistake nearly killed this customer.

George Brown, 22, ordered a black coffee because of his milk allergy, but was handed the wrong drink at the Manchester Piccadilly Gardens branch in the UK.

“I took one sip of the drink and spat it out,” said Mr Brown. “My tongue started swelling immediately. I was wheezing, dizzy and short of breath.” “A reaction like this can narrow your airways to the point where you can’t breathe — respiratory arrest — and then the heart stops — cardiac arrest — which means death.Human error during service caused a man to have an almost fatal reaction to a McDonald’s beverage containing milk. Picture: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, FileHe now says he was lucky he was on duty as he was sitting with a fellow paramedic who knew exactly what to do and had the right drugs to hand.

The fast food chain also said staff at the branch have been given extra training on “allergen awareness”.

 

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