Which arm is the Airborne medication normally injected? Mold medication?
A- left
M- right
MOM IS ALWAYS RIGHT
100
Medication does not have your name
What is to not administer an injection and call CAS?
100
What do your allergy shots do?
Build your immunity to your allergies
200
What are the symptoms of a mild reaction?
Itching, redness, swelling around the injection site, welts around the injection site, any of your usual allergy symptoms
200
I've missed 7 days of my injections, what do I do?
Continue with normal injection schedule
200
What is the angle to inject the syringe?
6mm- 90 degrees (straight in)
8mm or more- 45 degrees with bevel facing away from the injection site
200
Fever of 101 degrees
What is to stop your immunotherapy?
200
Close windows during high pollen count, change clothes when entering home, wash bed sheets weekly at hot/hot setting, and groom pets weekly
What are possible avoidance measures?
300
After administering epipen and receiving medical attention, what should you do?
Stop immunotherapy, inform your healthcare provider, and schedule an appointment with your clinical allergy specialist.
300
I've missed 30 days of my injections, what do I do?
Schedule an appointment with provider and CAS to resume immunotherapy treatment
Previous vial(s) will need to be remade
300
You've inserted the needle into the prepared injection site, what do you need to do before injecting the serum?
Aspirate-Pull plunger back to ensure you have not entered a blood vessel
300
What do you do if you drop your syringe or touch the metal?
Get a new syringe.
300
Reaction lasts longer than 48 hours or become bothersome
What is to stop immunotherapy and call Clinical Allergy Specialist?
400
What are the symptoms of a severe reaction?
Shortness of breath or wheezing, feeling like your throat is closing, swelling of the tongue, and difficulty breathing or swallowing
400
I've missed 15-29 days of my injections, what do I do?
Refer to At Home Missed Injection Dosage Log or call CAS
400
After gathering supplies, what is the next step?
Wash your hands
400
What do I do if....
-I left my vials out of the refrigerator?
-I left my epipen in the car?
-Vials- immediately put vials back in the refrigerator and call CAS. Do not administer next injection without consulting me. You may have to pick up new vials.
-Call CAS to have new epipen ordered.
400
See blood in needle when you aspirate
What is to take out syringe and redraw medication with a new syringe?
500
What is the most important step after using your epipen?
CALL 9-1-1
500
I've missed 21 days of my injections, what do I do?
Refer to the At Home Missed Injection Dosage Log
500
What supplies are needed for injection?
Epipen set, Dosage Log, A/M Vials, 2 new syringes, alcohol pads, and needle/sharps disposal container
500
How do you treat a mild reaction-itching, redness, swelling, or welts AT THE INJECTION SITE?
Apply ice, if that doesn't help, take some oral Benadryl.
500
What is the maximum dosage/amount you will adminsiter/