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NHS #anaphylaxis algorithm

Step-by-step priority actions:

Call for help 🆘
Activate emergency response – do this immediately.

Give high-flow oxygen 💨
Usually via a non-rebreather mask at 15 L/min.

Administer intramuscular adrenaline 💉

500 micrograms (0.5 mL of 1:1000) IM into the mid-anterolateral thigh.

Can repeat every 5 minutes if no improvement.

Administer salbutamol nebulisers if wheeze is present and prescribed

5mg via oxygen-driven nebuliser.

Not a first-line treatment, but can relieve bronchospasm.