Recognizing and Responding to Anaphylaxis
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CS322867-A | 03/1/21 www.cdc.gov/COVID19 Recognizing and Responding to Anaphylaxis How to recognize anaphylaxis Healthcare personnel should consider anaphylaxis when patients present with generalized signs or symptoms such as hives, serious or life-threatening symptoms (e.g., hypotension, respiratory distress, or significant swelling of the tongue or lips), or symptoms that involve more than one body system. Respiratory: sensation of throat closing stridor (high- pitched sound while breathing) shortness of breath wheeze, cough Gastrointestinal: nausea vomiting diarrhea abdominal pain Cardiovascular: dizziness fainting tachycardia (abnormally fast heart rate) hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure) Neurological: agitation convulsions acute change in mental status sense of impending doom (a feeling that something bad is about to happen) Skin/mucosal: generalized hives itching swelling of lips, face, or throat What to do if you suspect anaphylaxis Assess airway, breathing, and circulation Administer epinephrine Call Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Place in supine position Detailed information can be found in the Interim Considerations: Preparing for the Potential Management of Anaphylaxis After COVID-19 Vaccination
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CS322867-A | 03/1/21
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Recognizing and Responding to Anaphylaxis
How to recognize anaphylaxisHealthcare personnel should consider anaphylaxis when patients present with generalized signs or symptoms such as hives, serious or life-threatening symptoms (e.g., hypotension, respiratory distress, or significant swelling of the tongue or lips), or symptoms that involve more than one body system.
Respiratory:� sensation of
throat closing� stridor (high-
pitched soundwhile breathing)
� shortness of breath� wheeze, cough
Gastrointestinal:� nausea� vomiting� diarrhea� abdominal pain
Cardiovascular:� dizziness� fainting� tachycardia
(abnormallyfast heart rate)
� hypotension(abnormally lowblood pressure)
Neurological: � agitation� convulsions� acute change in
mental status� sense of impending
doom (a feeling thatsomething bad isabout to happen)
Skin/mucosal:� generalized hives� itching� swelling of lips,
face, or throat
What to do if you suspect anaphylaxis
Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
Administer epinephrine
Call Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Place in supine position
Detailed information can be found in the Interim Considerations: Preparing for the Potential Management of Anaphylaxis After COVID-19 Vaccination
