In one, a patient allergic to seafood was given fish. The patient then needed several intravenous medications, a shot of epinephrine, and intensive care observation. Another was allergic to pineapple but was given a fruit cup containing pineapple. (The allergy had been noted in the patient's records under drugs, not food.) The patient ate the other fruits and still had an allergic reaction that required intubation and a transfer to a critical care unit.