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When insects like bees sting; Snake, centipede, scorpion, spider . bite, the amount of toxins in insect venom released will cause anaphylactic shock to the victim.
Other causes such as pollen, sap, .
Clinical symptoms of anaphylaxis due to drugs or other causes are basically the same and occur in all internal organs in the body.
Patients with dyspnea, asphyxia, cyanosis, respiratory failure due to bronchospasm cause suffocation. Anaphylactic shock causes edema of the vocal cords, tracheal edema, and bronchospasm with pulmonary edema.
Anaphylaxis causes varicose veins, hypotension, cardiovascular collapse often occurs early as a result of the chemicals put into the body. Lack of oxygen in the blood, decreased volume of circulation leads to acidosis and reduced myocardial contractility is a severe stage of anaphylactic shock.
The patient quickly suffered from headaches, dizziness, limb tremors, lethargy awareness, babbling, convulsions all over the body and could faint or lethargy.
If anaphylaxis is caused by food or oral medications, patients will experience severe abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, uncontrollable diarrhea, even gastrointestinal bleeding.
The skin of anaphylaxis with rash, urticaria, Quincke edema (is a rapid and sudden swelling in both the lower and upper surfaces of the skin and mucous membranes, mainly on the tongue, lips, eyes, around mouth, hands, feet, pharynx and genitals).
The severity of anaphylaxis depends on the sensitivity of each body, the amount and speed of absorption of foreign substances into the body and depending on the duration of treatment. Early signs to note: itchy hands, feet, numbness of the lips, tongue, difficulty breathing, tachycardia, restlessness, panic.
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Anaphylaxis can occur very early or sometimes later than a few hours, but when anaphylaxis occurs, the progression will be very fast within 1–2 minutes and is in critical condition, at this very moment hard to reverse the situation. Therefore, take note of the following to prevent anaphylaxis:
If you have a history of allergy, talk to your doctor carefully when you get a prescription because people like you will be very allergic to medication. Always bring with you all kinds of allergy medications.
When you are injecting drugs, if you have unusual feelings like restlessness, panic, fear, numbness, etc., tell your doctor immediately to stop the injection and promptly treat it as anaphylaxis.
After the injection, you should stay in the injection room for about 15-30 minutes, so do not return immediately to prevent anaphylaxis that occurs later on depending on the person.
Use drugs reasonably, safely, and in the right direction.
When eating strange food, try a small amount to consider your body's reaction. Wait after 24 hours to eat again if there is no unusual phenomenon. For those with allergic sites it is very easy to be shocked by eating strange substances.
While waiting for an emergency doctor to do the following:
Whether mild, moderate or severe anaphylactic shock must be taken immediately, the adrenalin must be used immediately. The prognosis is good or not depending on the early use and sufficient dose of adrenalin for patients.
Emergency care for patients with anaphylaxis must be done in a place that is full of physicians with specialized and supportive devices, anti-shock medication boxes. So, immediately take those with anaphylactic shock to the nearest medical facility in the shortest time possible.
Anaphylaxis is divided into 3 levels, which are mild, medium and heavy.
Slight movement
With symptoms of headache, fear, dizziness, there may be urticaria, rash, Quincke edema, vomiting or nausea, abdominal pain, involuntary urinary tract, tachycardia, low blood pressure, difficulty breathing .
Average movements
Patients panic, fear of death, dizziness, tingling throughout the body, difficulty breathing, convulsions, sometimes coma, abdominal pain, pale skin, pale mucosa, dilated pupils, small fast vessels, low blood pressure or not measured.
Severe developments
Happened right in the first minute with lightning speed. The comatose, suffocating, pale skin, blood pressure cannot be measured, death after a few minutes, rarely lasts a few hours.
Watch out for late happenings after anaphylaxis such as allergic myocarditis, nephritis, glomerulonephritis. These complications can lead to death. There have been cases of anaphylaxis that have been treated but 1-2 weeks later, bronchial asthma, urticaria, and Quincke edema recurred many times.
According to Infonet