{"id":4409,"date":"2019-09-17T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=4409"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:54:18","slug":"severe-allergic-reaction-anaphylaxis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/families\/allergic-reactions-medication\/what-to-do\/severe-allergic-reaction-anaphylaxis\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe Allergic Reaction \/ Anaphylaxis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The following are symptoms of a potentially life threatening allergic reaction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sudden or increased breathlessness which may be wheezy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choking, struggling to breathe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Going pale, cold and clammy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss of consciousness or fainting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an&nbsp;<strong>adrenaline auto-injector<\/strong><strong>pen<\/strong>, then this would be the time to use it. You should also take an antihistamine, if able. If you have a blue inhaler (e.g. Salbutamol) and you feel wheezy or chest tightness, you should use it. Preferably using a spacer device such as Volumatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard.png 208w, https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard-80x80.png 80w\">You should get help urgently.&nbsp;<strong>Phone 999&nbsp;<\/strong>and say you are having a severe allergic reaction. Wait until the ambulance arrives. Even if you feel better by the time they arrive, your medicines may start to wear off quickly.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard.png 208w, https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.cyans.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/09\/hazard-80x80.png 80w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you feel dizzy or faint, it is best to lie down in the recovery position. If you have breathing difficulties however, you may find it better to stay sitting up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The below videos have instructional guidance on using your adrenaline autoinjectors. Please click on the titles of each for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerade.com\/instruction-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emerade:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emerade adrenaline pen for treatment of anaphylaxis\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8dLthER4YZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/anaphylaxis\/treatment\/\">Epipen:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to use your EpiPen\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_9mk5GrFAdc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hcp.jext.co.uk\/about-jext\/video-demonstrations\/\">Jext Kids:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kids - how to use\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fydt1hgpcso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hcp.jext.co.uk\/about-jext\/video-demonstrations\/\">Jext Teens:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teens - how to use\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQmYX7fsOxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nhsuk-card__description\">The following are symptoms of a potentially life threatening allergic reaction: Treatment If you have an&nbsp;adrenaline auto-injectorpen, then this would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":238,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4409"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6415,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4409\/revisions\/6415"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/cyans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}