Acute Management of Anaphylaxis

This 3 hour session will be delivered by a Clinical Nurse Educator with first hand clinical experience.

Suitable For:
Groups of up to 10 learners. This content is aimed at all staff working within a healthcare setting.

Session Aim:
Allergy is the most common chronic disease in Europe. Up to 20% of patients with allergies struggle daily with the fear of a possible asthma attack, anaphylactic shock, or even death from an allergic reaction (EAACI, 2016).

The aim of this training course is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary for the acute management of anaphylaxis. By the end of the session, participants should be able to effectively recognise the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, identify common triggers that can provoke an allergic response, apply basic emergency treatment in response to a potential fatality, demonstrate the correct techniques for drawing up epinephrine and using an autoinjector, and understand how and when to administer adrenaline to a patient in order to achieve a positive patient outcome.

Learning Outcomes:

• To be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis
• Describe common ‘triggers’ that could pre-empt an allergic response
• How to apply basic emergency treatment in response to a potential fatality
• Establish the correct methods for drawing up epinephrine and using an autoinjector
• To know how and when to administer adrenaline to a patient to achieve a positive patient outcome.