- not panic
- recognize and record the gravity of any signs or symptoms
- use your epinephrine auto-injector immediately when recording any signs suggestive of a severe outcome.
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Emergency treatment steps
Fast recognition of symptoms and immediate administration of
epinephrine are the critical steps in treating an anaphylactic
attack. Once you have developed symptoms suggesting an anaphylactic
attack you should:
Tip: remember that most cases of reported
anaphylaxis death occurred in people who did not receive
epinephrine.
- if your anaphylactic reaction was caused by an insect sting or other injected allergen place a tourniquet (a tightly tied rubber or textile band) above the site of injection (the tourniquet should be released every 5 minutes for a minimum period of 3 minutes; the tourniquet should be removed completely after a period of maximum 30 minutes)
- if you are suffering from asthma and you feel that you are developing an asthma attack take immediately the bronchodilator inhaler (salbutamol spray) you have been prescribed by your doctor
- call or go to an emergency service even if your symptoms have disappeared completely
- make sure that you have a second shot of epinephrine available and ready to use in case of a rebound of symptoms before the arrival of the emergency services (having an epinephrine pen loaded with two shots of epinephrine is the most convenient choice or you can carry always with you 2 single shot epinephrine pens.)