Treatment Guidelines for Pre-Hospital Anaphylaxis May Need Reassessment
Razi Berry Treatment guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children should be reassessed, according to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Largest study to assess clinical outcomes of pre-hospital treatment of anaphylaxis Involving nearly 3,500 patients, it is the largest study to assess the clinical outcomes of […]
Do You have a Food Allergy, Food Sensitivity or Food Intolerance?
Pamela Frank, BSc(Hons), ND Food Allergy Definition A food allergy is an inappropriate immune system response to a food that can be determined by the production of antibodies to the food. The commonly accepted definition of food allergies, involves more specifically the production of IgE antibodies to foods. These are also called Type I immediate […]
Children Not Getting Epinephrine When Needed, Prior to Arriving at ED
In a very interesting study, the routine use of epinephrine for anaphylaxis was analyzed. It was found that less than half of children presenting to emergency departments for acute anaphylaxis were administered epinephrine before arriving to the hospital, though a majority of these patients had been previously prescribed epinephrine auto-injectors (EA).1 Epinephrine is the first […]