Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (GMENet)47
The guidelines are intended to be used by healthcare professionals working within the Emergency Department. Recommendations include:
- Prompt treatment is essential as it improves prognosis in severe anaphylactic reactions
- Administer adrenaline IM into the lateral thigh at a dose of 500μg every 5 minutes if necessary
- IM route is preferred over the SC route
- Adrenaline auto-injectors should be used in the community at an early stage for severe reactions
- Patients, parents and carers should be educated regarding injection technique
- Auto-injectors should be available to at-risk patients at all times
- 47 - Doshi D et al. Guideline for the management of acute allergic reaction. Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network. Coll Emerg Med, Sep 2009. Available via www.collemergencymed.ac.uk/Shop-Floor/Clinical%20Guidelines/Clinical%20Guidelines/. Accessed on 09 Aug 2011.