Anaphylaxis: recognition, treatment and education
Hannah Bryant Senior staff nurse, Worcester Royal Hospital
Nurses must be able to recognise anaphylaxis so that they can initiate rapid treatment and offer patients advice to reduce the risk of further episodes, says HANNAH BRYANT
The term anaphylaxis is derived from the ancient Greek words ‘ana’, meaning ‘up’, and ‘phulaxis’, meaning ‘guarding’ (Henderson 1998). The word anaphylaxis is therefore used to describe a condition in which the body ‘increases’ its ‘guard’ against external substances.
Emergency Nurse.
15, 2, 24-28.
doi: 10.7748/en2007.05.15.2.24.c4242
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