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Report #2893696

Received Apr 22, 2026

ER / ED visit
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
51 yrs
State
GA
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Apr 22, 2026
Onset
Apr 22, 2026
Days to onset
0
Hospital days

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
VARZOSZOSTER (SHINGRIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS14a4bmIM / LA

Symptoms (3)

Injection site haemorrhageInjection site indurationInjection site swelling

Symptom narrative

GAVE PATIENT HER VACCINE AT AROUND 4:50PM AND PATIENT DID BLEED AND NOT EVEN 30 SECONDS LATER THE INJECTION SITE DID START TO SWELL UP. I ASKED PATIENT IF SHE EVER HAD ANY REACTIONS TO ANY VACCINES AND SHE REPLIED BACK NO AND THE AREA BEGAN TO HARDEN AS WELL. PATIENT REPORTED NO OTHER SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DIZZINESS, FEELING FAINT, ETC. GAVE HER #2 TABLETS OF BENADRYL 25 MG (50 MG TOTAL) WITH WATER AND WE ALSO MADE AN ICE PACK TO APPLY ON THE AREA, MINUTES LATER THE SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN AND STILL REPORTED NO SYMPTOMS. CHECKED HER BLOOD PRESSURE AND WAS AROUND 140/70 WHICH IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN BASELINE. SHE CONTINUED TO FEEL OKAY. ADVISED HER TO GO TO URGENT CARE TO GET RX FOR EPIPEN AND SHE AGREED. DAUGHTER THAT IS OF AGE WAS WITH HER AT THE TIME AND IS ABLE TO DRIVE (ADVISED HER TO DRIVE SINCE THE PATIENT CAN BE DROWSY FROM THE BENADRYL). DAUGHTER AGREED TO DRIVE. I WAS UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION MONITORING HER FOR ANY REACTION FOR 20+ MINUTES. TOLD HER SHE WAS FINE TO GO TO URGENT CARE NOW. LEFT MY SUPERVISION AT AROUND 5:20PM

Allergies

NKDA