It can be that you've heard of anaphylactic shock, even fits the possibility that you've experienced it. It is in essence of a very severe allergic reaction due to an exogenous substance that suddenly goes into our interior causing us a series of symptoms of marked gravity.
When the anaphylactic shock originated or anaphylaxis, our immune system reacts against the substance secreting a substance called histamine, with which tries to deal with it, but sometimes the body is unable to overcome it and triggers all a picture of serious consequences that can kill us: lowered blood decrease, loss of consciousness... From our space, we wish to inform you about this reality that can affect us at any time, sometimes a bee sting is enough for a child or an adult trigger anaphylactic shock. You will learn what to do.
Causes of anaphylactic shock
The causes for which we can suffer an anaphylactic shock are many and varied, we never know which substances can be allergic at any given time. Statistics tell us that children are more likely to suffer with the bite of a bee, while adults can experience them because of any medications in particular, which had not tried before and substances that our body receives with an allergy.
- Certain foods: sometimes some foods such as eggs, shellfish, tree nuts, milk and pulses can cause us serious reactions where trigger all the symptoms associated with anaphylaxis.
- Anesthetics or other medications: some local anesthetics or General may bring unwanted reactions, as it is the case of lidocaine. Keep in mind always that drugs are chemical substances that do not always help us help.
- Insect venoms: The bee stings are rising as the more serious cause to cause an anaphylactic shock. In fact every year are the lives of many people.
- Antibiotics: penicillin for example, often cause various reactions of anaphylaxis.
- Products for radiographic contrast: it is also very common. Iodine supplied in vein originating each year several problems.
- Latex: it is a datum of interest, each year causes thousands of allergic reactions to health professionals, hence we are developing other safer materials.
Symptoms of anaphylactic shock
Once the allergic element has been introduced in our bodies our immune system will secrete histamine, and can trigger the following reactions:
- Skin reactions: they occur hives and itching, we are uncomfortable and whole body starts to bite us in an annoying way. Pinkish spots and swellings can appear on the skin, eyes, throat, lips, mouth...
- Gastrointestinal alterations: begin to feel nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps...
- Breathing problems: breathing is difficult, there is cough, wheezing, chest tightness...
- Cardiovascular problems: the pulse quickens, there are sweating, skin turns bluish, they appear dizziness, fainting...
What to do before an anaphylactic shock?
- The first thing we have to do is to calm the person who is suffering it while call m medical services. Until medical assistance arrives we can go take the following measures:
- If the allergic reaction is due to a bee sting, can take the Stinger from the skin with something firm, with nails for example, but be careful not to tighten over the sting because then we introduce more poison.
- Put to the person at position antishock: lying mouth up and with legs slightly elevated, about 35 cm with respect to the rest of the body, and the head tilted to one side, provided that no suspected neck injury. In this way we prevent choking with a possible vomiting.
- We maintain clear Airways: the mouth, the nose...
- We avoid collecting people around the victim, solve the space when the emergency teams come.
- We loosened the clothing that you can breathe better.
- Cover it to prevent it from losing heat (even summer).
- Remove you rings, watches, bracelets.... If the person is swelling all these objects they will bother you.
- We maintain calm at all times, the doctors know how to act, and we must rely on its effectiveness. Our efforts will always be of great help.
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