Section 4: Medical Conditions in Sport

Allergies

TREATMENT OF ANAPHLAXIS

  • People who suffer from a severe allergy will carry an adrenaline auto-injector device-sometimes called an Epipen
  • This is the only medication you can administer as a first aider
  • Make casualty lie or sit down, do not let them walk around.
  • Make a note of what time the medication was administered, keep the auto-injector and give it to the ambulance personnel
  • When waiting for an ambulance keep monitoring the casualty’s ABC & AVPU
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