It is a gesture that saves in an absolute emergency; However, it is still too little known. The injection of a dose of adrenaline in the event of an anaphylactic reaction (or shock) is the only way to avoid a potentially fatal risk. This is what the French Association for Allergies Prevention (AFPRAL) wants to recall, which organizes an awareness campaign within the framework of World Allergy Week, until July 5.
Anaphylaxis is a serious medical emergency caused by a general allergic reaction, the AFPRAL site recalls. Its occurrence is often rapid – from a few minutes to two hours – after ingestion or inhalation of an allergenic food, taking a medication or the bite of a hymenoptère (bee, wasp, hornet, etc.). These new consumption methods that worry allergic
Symptoms can be moderate or severe. They can consist of generalized hives, swelling of the lips and the language, difficulties in breathing, abdominal pain, a brutal fall in blood pressure, edema of quincke, cyanosis, syncope and sometimes death. This “internal storm” can have devastating effects throughout the body and its management must be immediate.
Adrenaline is the only medication capable of quickly reverse shock mechanisms. His administration by
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Source LePoint.fr
