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ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
FOR CHILDREN. after calling for help (at point of
green arrow)
 START
WITH 5 RESCUE BREATHS AND IF STILL UNRESPONSIVE,
CONTINUE
WITH 15 CHEST COMPRESSIONS (CAREFUL !)
THEN 2 RESCUE BREATHS
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ANAPHYLAXIS
Some of the clinical symptoms of
anaphylaxis are:
- Itchy red-rimmed eyes
- Diffuse erythema (reddened skin) and
urticaria (feeling of being itchy)
- Sneezing and coughing
- Chest tightness
- May be grey or may be highly coloured
- Breathlessness
- Localised tissue swelling - eyelids;
lips; tongue; hands; genitalia and larynx within minues - lease to create
respiratory distress and insufficiency
- Decreased blood pressure as the
circulatory collapse develops
- Rapid weak pulse
- Pupils dilate
- Unconsciousness
- Cardiorespiratory failure
Note in about 1 in 5 cases, there will be
NO skin changes
Dosage of intramuscular adrenaline (1:1000
strength) for Anaphylactic Reaction
| ADULTS and Children over the
age of 12 years |
0.5ml
(half a millilitre) |
| Small adult or pre-pubertal
child |
0.3ml
(just under a third of a millilitre) |
| 6 years to 12 years |
0.3ml
(just under a third of a millilitre) |
| 6 months to 6 years |
0.15ml (just
under one sixth of a millilitre) |
| 0-6 months |
0.15ml (just
under one sixth of a millilitre) |
Note: The dose can be repeated if there is NO IMPROVEMENT after 5 minutes.
Further doses can be repeated at approximately five minute intervals according
to patient response
          
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