The most common and unique symptoms of anaphylactic shock that should guide the nurse are wheezing and shortness of breath, itching that causes red and blotched skin, swelling of the throat, which leads to sneezing due to irritation, a runny nose, and swollen tongue, lips and at times uncommon taste in the mouth (Castells, 2010). In other instances, diarrhea and vomiting are also experienced. Once the nurse uses the symptoms as mentioned above to conclude that the patient is experiencing anaphylactic shock, the following are quick remedies to stabilize the patient; use of Epinephrine (Lee, Sanderson, Doyle & Buchsbaum, 2018). Notably, nurses should have them for emergency purposes and always be on the lookout should. The patient should be placed horizontally with the feet elevated while reaching out to emergency services for the patient to be rushed to the hospital. Long term Solutions include the following: Lifestyle choices should be kept in check, acquire information about possible anaphylactic shocks and first aid protocols. Those at risk should always carry an EpiPen. It is vital to take avoidance measures if triggers are known.
Jamie Blazak
Insightful and well-articulated. Your post precise, covering all aspects of anaphylaxis brie. Your points would have been fortified further by adding other causes of the condition. For instance, some foods and medicines that one may trigger allergic reactions due to some specific components within the medicine or natural factors such as pollen or climatic conditions.
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Adrienne Blackmon
I found your post insightful. While forming my opinion on this, your post reminds me of airline carriers who have a long tradition of serving peanuts. As anaphylaxis escalates, accompanied with complaints from passengers, there is a need to disseminate information about life-threatening allergies. When a person goes into an anaphylactic shock, airline staff should have an epipen as it is the only way to treat it. Great post!
Graciaica
Great post! I enjoy how well articulated your post is on anaphylaxis. Perhaps to add on your point, anaphylactic shock doesn’t always cause death. Death can only be a result of cases where first aid was not conducted properly, or the allergens had already done tremendous damage to the body before it was dealt with. In other scenarios, death is a result of a delay in emergency services after first aid, as in most cases, first aid only stabilizes patients for further treatment.
References
Lee, T., Sanderson, D., Doyle, P., & Buchsbaum, G. (2018). Anaphylactic shock after intravenous fluorescein administration for intraoperative cystoscopy. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 131 (4), 727-729.
Castells, M. C. (2010). Anaphylaxis and Hypersensitivity Reactions . Totowa, NJ.: Humana Press
