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10 minute stationPaediatric Anaphylaxis Following Peanut Exposure
Dispatch
Cat 1 — 8-year-old male, facial swelling and breathing difficulty after eating at a party, known peanut allergy.
On arrival
Child sitting with mother, visible facial and lip swelling, audible wheeze, widespread hives. School has already administered his auto-injector once.
Initial observations
- Airway
- Mild swelling, no stridor yet
- RR
- 30, expiratory wheeze
- SpO2
- 92% on air
- Pulse
- 142
- BP
- 88/56 mmHg
- Skin
- Widespread urticaria
- Weight
- 26 kg