What is the MEDICATION used to treat anaphylaxis?
EpiPen
What is the acronym for your Primary Survey?
DRSABCDE
What is anaphylaxis?
A severe and potentially life threatening allergic reaction
What does the last letter of the Primary Survey acronym stand for?
Exposure
Name 1 sign and symptom of anaphylaxis (easiest one duh)
event history!
What do you check for in Breathing? (casualty is CONSCIOUS!!!)
Wheezing, quality of speech
What part of the primary survey does Anaphylaxis fall under?
What do you check for in Airway? (casualty is CONSCIOUS!!!)
Hoarseness of voice, ability to speak (whether airway is obstructed or not)
Where should the EpiPen be administered?
Outer middle thigh [give point if they say outer thigh]
A little girl has developed rashes around her body and has slight swelling over her eyes, what do you suspect she is suffering from?
Anaphylaxis
What is the name of the medicine in an EpiPen?
Epinephrine
How do you remember the CORRECT way to administer an EpiPen?
Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh
How do you treat airway conditions like anaphylaxis?
maintain open airway, regulate breathing, early evacuation, monitor vitals
Name 3 other signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis besides event history
swelling (of eyes) and rashes, allergies, wheezing/hoarseness of breath
Explain the ENTIRE Primary Survey
(points will be awarded accordingly!!)