Treatment Of Anaphylaxis

During an anaphylactic attack, an emergency medical team carry out resuscitation (CPR) if you stop breathing or your heart stops beating. You can get drugs, including:

Adrenaline (epinephrine) to reduce allergic reactions of the body

Oxygen, to help compensate for restricted breathing

For intravenous (IV), antihistamines and steroids to reduce inflammation in the airways and improve breathing

A beta agonist (such as albuterol) to relieve respiratory symptoms

What to do in an emergency

If you are with someone who has an allergic reaction and shows signs of shock caused by anaphylaxis, act quickly. Signs and symptoms of shock caused by anaphylaxis include pale skin, cold and clammy, weak and rapid pulse, breathing problems, confusion and unconsciousness. Even if you are not sure symptoms are caused by anaphylaxis, immediately take the following measures:

Check the person's pulse and breathing and, if necessary, administer CPR or first aid.

Enter the drugs used to treat allergy attack, such as adrenaline or antihistamine, MR injector, if a person has them.

The use of an autoinjector

Many people are at risk of anaphylaxis for patients of transport. This device is connected to the syringe and needle that injects a dose of medicine hidden against his thigh. Always remember to replace the adrenaline before his due date, or may not work correctly.

Be sure you know how to use the auto-injector. Also make sure the people closest to you know how the drug - if they are with you in case of an anaphylactic emergency, they could save your life. Medical personnel called to respond to a severe anaphylactic reaction can also give you an injection of adrenaline or other drugs to treat your symptoms.

Long-term treatment

If an anaphylactic reaction is triggered by insect bites, you may be able to obtain a series of allergy shots (immunotherapy) to reduce the allergic reaction of the body to avoid a severe reaction in the future.

Unfortunately, in most cases there is no way to treat the underlying disease of the immune system can lead to anaphylaxis. But you can take steps to prevent future attacks - and be prepared if one does occur.

Avoid your allergy triggers if possible.

You may need to do a self-administered epinephrine. During an anaphylactic attack, they give you a drug use MR injector (EpiPen, EpiPen Jr or Twinject).

Your doctor may recommend taking prednisone or antihistamines.