EMS Anaphylaxis

Case Description

In this scenario, the patient presents with difficulty breathing. Learners will need to ascertain from the patient’s history that they were exposed to peanuts with a known allergy. The learner must give Epi and the patient will improve. However, the patient will require a second dose of epi. If neither dose is given, the patient will decompensate and go into cardiac arrest.

Learning Objectives

– Recognize anaphylaxis
– Treat anaphylaxis with appropriate medications (steroids, epi)
– Recognize decompensating patient and give more epi doses