Allergy

Question 1

Asthma

Root cause of asthma?

Answer 1

Narrowing of airway: inflammation and/or mucus

Question 2

Asthma

What triggers asthma?

Answer 2

Allergies

Question 3

Asthma

Signs of an asthma attack?

Answer 3

Rapid, shallow breathing

Question 4

Asthma

What type of breathing isn’t an asthma attack?

Answer 4

Non-rapid, intermittant (more likely choking)

Question 5

Asthma

How do you help someone having an asthma attack?

Answer 5

Ask “where’s your inhaler?”

Question 6

Asthma

What don’t you do?

Answer 6

Don’t try to administer the inhaler or other meds!

Question 7

Asthma

How can you help them take meds?

Answer 7

Get their inhaler, shake it, hand it to them

Question 8

Asthma

When do you escalate and do more (3)?

Answer 8

Call 9-1-1 if can’t breathe, blue lips, no medicine on-site

Question 9

Allergic reaction

Fancy name for allergic reaction?

Answer 9

Anaphylaxis

Question 10

Allergic reaction

Anaphylaxis vs. asthma?

Answer 10

Asthma is chronic disease, get Rx, doctor-managed

Question 11

Allergic reaction

How are anaphylaxis and asthma similar?

Answer 11

Both histimine response to allergens

Question 12

Allergic reaction

What area does asthma occur?

Answer 12

Airway

Question 13

Allergic reaction

What area does anaphylaxis happen?

Answer 13

Everywhere: face, skin, internals, …

Question 14

Allergic reaction

2 biggest indications of anaphylaxis?

Answer 14

Swelling face, trouble breathing

Question 15

Allergic reaction

Tactical danger of anaphylaxis?

Answer 15

Close-off airway

Question 16

Allergic reaction

What medication is in epi pens?

Answer 16

Epinepherine

Question 17

Allergic reaction

Another name for Epi pen medication?

Answer 17

Adrenaline

Question 18

Allergic reaction

What does adrenaline do?

Answer 18

Help heart and breathing. Doesn’t stop allergic reaction.

Question 19

Allergic reaction

When should an Epi pen be used?

Answer 19

Trouble breathing

Question 20

Using an Epi Pen

High-level steps to use an Epi pen?

Answer 20

Don’t. Give it to them. It’s medication.

Question 21

Using an Epi Pen

5 high-level steps if you have to use an epi pen?

Answer 21

Hold leg, inject, hear “click”, hold 10 seconds, massage for 10 seconds

Question 22

Using an Epi Pen

Location for epi pen on leg?

Answer 22

Outside leg below hip, into muscle

Question 23

Using an Epi Pen

Can you give epi pen through clothing?

Answer 23

Only if it is thin enough.

Question 24

Using an Epi Pen

When do you give 2nd epi pen?

Answer 24

Wait 5 minutes. If not better, give 2nd epi pen.