| Allergic reactions happen when a person who is | | | | and a decongestant will relieve patient from |
| sensitive to a climate, smell or physical material | | | | symptoms. But in some cases people may also |
| comes in contact with it and experience | | | | require immunotherapy and asthma treatment in |
| uncomfortable symptoms. Allergic reactions may | | | | addition to other medications. Allergic persons should |
| occur instantly leaving very little reaction time and | | | | avoid shellfish, poison ivy, peanuts, and bee stings |
| hence can be very serious or even fatal leading to | | | | whenever possible because more severe allergic |
| death of the patient. Usually people are allergic to | | | | reactions usually result when exposure to allergen |
| dogs, dust, dust mites, trees, bee stings, weeds, | | | | occurs. Everyone who have experienced severe |
| cats, molds, and foods, such as nuts, shellfish and | | | | allergic reactions in the past, either an adult or children |
| strawberries. Such type of allergy affect allergic | | | | must carry an Epi-Pen in case of accidental exposure |
| patient within seconds of exposure and can cause | | | | to their allergen. The Epi-Pen is a pre-filled syringe |
| minor or major problems such as, skin rashes, hives, | | | | ready for emergency administration and contains |
| itching, sneezing, or watery eyes. Major severe | | | | epinephrine. Its very easy ot use, simply pull off the |
| allergic reactions include difficulty in breathing, swelling | | | | needle guard and inject it into a large muscle, such as |
| of tongue, wheezing, abdominal pain, nausea or | | | | the thigh. There is no need to waste valuable time |
| vomiting, chest pain, tightness, and unconsciousness. | | | | trying to remove clothing of the patient as the |
| In case of acute anaphylactic allergic reactions the | | | | Epi-Pen can be used through the clothing also. |
| treatment must be given within fifteen minutes or | | | | It is very important to monitor the person who is |
| death could occur from anaphylactic shock. | | | | suffering form any allergic trauma. Emergency |
| Allergic reactions always occur quickly but some may | | | | treatment should be given immediately if symptoms |
| take up to a few hours but allergic reactions do not | | | | do not eliminate within five minutes after giving the |
| usually occur after twenty four hours from exposure | | | | injection. If the condition worsens even after |
| to allergen. When a allergic person is repeatedly | | | | administration of an Epi-Pen, the patient should be |
| exposed to allergen in smaller and smaller amounts on | | | | immediately transferred to the hospital. Allergic |
| different occasions it causes symptoms of allergy. If | | | | reactions are quite common these days. It is |
| someone is suffering from environmental or pet | | | | important that people know what to do in the case |
| allergies then his or her allergy can be simply | | | | anyone is suffering from algebraic reactions as it |
| controlled by taking an antihistamine such as Benadryl, | | | | could be a matter of life or death for that patient. |