🥜💊🐝 ANAPHYLAXIS: KNOW THE TRIGGERS

Common triggers include:
🥜 Foods
💊 Medicines
🐝 Bee & wasp stings
🧤 Latex
Sometimes no trigger is identified.
In forensics, always ask about allergies during assessment – and document them clearly.
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📊 ANAPHYLAXIS: AWARENESS MATTERS

Around 1 in 3 people in the UK live with an allergic condition.

Hospital admissions for allergy and anaphylaxis in England have more than doubled over the past 20 years.

Recognition + prompt treatment saves lives.

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📚 ANAPHYLAXIS: KNOW THE GUIDANCE

Would you know what to do if a patient suddenly deteriorated?

Anaphylaxis requires rapid recognition, IM adrenaline, ABCDE assessment, early help & repeated reassessment.

Refresh your knowledge with @ResusCouncilUK guidance.

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📞 ANAPHYLAXIS: GET HELP EARLY

In police custody or a SARC, don't manage a suspected anaphylactic reaction in isolation.

🚑 Call 999
💉 Give IM adrenaline
🫁 ABCDE + oxygen/monitoring as available
🔄 Reassess continuously

Early escalation matters.

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💉 ANAPHYLAXIS: ADRENALINE SAVES LIVES

For adults:
➡️ Adrenaline 1 mg/mL (1:1000)
➡️ 500 micrograms (0.5 mL) IM
➡️ Anterolateral thigh
➡️ Repeat after 5 minutes if no improvement

Know where your emergency drugs are.

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🚨 ANAPHYLAXIS: THINK ABCDE

Anaphylaxis is a clinical emergency.

Assess using:
🅰️ Airway
🅱️ Breathing
🅲 Circulation
🅳 Disability
🅴 Exposure

Treat life-threatening problems as you find them and continually reassess.
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🚨 ANAPHYLAXIS: KNOW THE SIGNS

Think ABC:
🅰️ Airway – throat/tongue swelling, hoarse voice, stridor
🅱️ Breathing – wheeze, difficulty breathing, persistent cough
🅲 Circulation – dizziness, confusion, collapse
Recognise it. Act quickly.
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