Emergency medicine updates: Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis and emergency treatment.

Food anaphylaxis is now the leading known cause of anaphylactic reactions treated in emergency departments in the United States. It is estimated that there are 30 000 anaphylactic reactions to foods treated in emergency departments and 150 to 200 deaths each year. Peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish account for most severe food anaphylactic reactions. Although clearly a form of immunoglobul...

Accident and emergency medicine or emergency medicine?

Anaphylaxis knowledge and practice preference of pediatric emergency medicine physicians: a national survey.

OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge and practice preferences of anaphylaxis in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians by practice setting, and to identify factors associated with intramuscular (IM) epinephrine administration and admission of patients with anaphylaxis. STUDY DESIGN The cohort was a cross-sectional convenience sample; potential participants were recruited using contact in...

Cardiac enzyme in emergency medicine

Objective: Acute chest pain is an important and frequently occurring symptom in patients. Chest pain is often a sign of ischemic heart disease. Chest pain due to suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is responsible for a large and ijncreasing number of hospital attendances and admissions. Current practice for suspected ACS involves troponin testing 10–12 hours after symptom o...

Knowledge of anaphylaxis among Emergency Department staff

BACKGROUND Anaphylaxis is an emergency condition that requires immediate, accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. However, little is known about the level of knowledge of doctors and nurses treating these patients in the Emergency Department. OBJECTIVE To determine the knowledge of doctors and nurses in the Emergency Department on the recent definition and treatment recommendations of ...