Anaphylaxis Treatment

Anaphylaxis Treatment

Treatment of anaphylaxis before the patient is taken to the hospital usually consists of checking to see whether the patient’s airway is open and administering oxygen or otherwise helping the patient breathe. Intra- venous fluids are given if the patient’s blood pressure is low. Adrenaline and antihistamines are also given to help open the airway, relieve hives and other skin reactions, and restore normal blood pressure. Once in the hospital, the patient may be given further treatment, including emergency surgery to open the airway if he or she is still having trouble breathing. Steroid medications may be given in the hospital to lower the risk of a delayed or biphasic reaction, and the patient will usually be kept in the hospital for a few hours to make sure there will not be such a reaction after returning home.