Emergency Treatment

Key steps in the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis are:

• Initial steps
  • Call for help, lie the patient flat and raise the patient’s legs
  • Establish an airway if necessary and apply high flow oxygen
  • Apply appropriate monitoring (blood pressure, pulse oximetry, ECG)
• Adrenaline
  • Give immediately or as soon as it becomes available
  • See next slide for further details.
• Fluid challenge
  • Give a crystalloid fluid bolus
  • Adults: 500-1000ml intravenously
  • Children: 10ml/kg intravenously