Treatment options

• Adrenaline
• Follow-up treatment
• Guidelines
  • NICE 2011
  • Resuscitation Council (UK)
  • Royal College Paediatrics and Child Health 2011
  • Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (GMENet) 2009

Further information:

Prescribing Information

Patient Information Leaflet

Royal College Paediatrics and Child Health 2011⁴⁶

The RCPCH working party has made four key recommendations for healthcare professionals involved the management of children and young people aged 0 to 18 years with anaphylaxis, and the patients/carers themselves:

1. Prompt administration of adrenaline by intramuscular injection is the cornerstone of therapy both in the hospital and in the community.
2. Children and young people at risk of anaphylaxis should be referred to clinics with specialist competence in paediatric allergies.
3. Risk analysis should be performed for all patients with suspected anaphylaxis.
4. Provision of a management plan may reduce the frequency and severity of further reactions and is a recommended part of anaphylaxis management.

The basic prevention and treatment package should include an adrenaline injector, training for the use of adrenaline injector, basic avoidance advice and patient group information.