Emergency set

Emergency medication for self-administration in case of severe allergic reactions. The emergency kit consists of a rapidly absorbable oral antihistamine, a glucocorticosteroid and an adrenaline preparation, the patient must be trained in the use of which.

Insecticide allergy; systemic mastocytosis; food allergy; drug allergy; anaphylactic reactions of any kind (see below shock, anaphylactic)

How to manage the anaphylaxis of your child (and your own):

• Have your child's allergy examined again by an allergologist every 2-3 years and, if necessary, have a new allergy test performed (changed allergy spectrum?)
• Regularly check your child's emergency medication for its expiry date.
• Inform your child about his or her risk of anaphylaxis.
• Practice the behaviour in an emergency.
• Inform relatives, caregivers and teachers, if applicable, as well as friends and their parents about your child's risk of anaphylaxis.
• Help your child learn how to avoid the allergens.
• Regularly practice with your child the behaviour in an emergency and the use of the adrenaline auto-injector.

Contents of an emergency kit:

• H1-receptor blocking antihistamine: e.g. Dimetinden (Fenistil drops N1, 20 ml). Drinking from 1/3 bottle (6.6 mg = corresponds to a weight-adapted dosage for a person weighing 66 kg) to ½ bottle (10 mg = corresponds to a weight-adapted dosage for a person weighing 100 kg)
• Glucocorticosteroid: e.g. betamethasone (Celestamine N 0.5 liquid N1, 30 ml). Drink the whole bottle (equivalent to 110 mg prednisolone).
• Adrenaline for self-injection: epinephrine (Fastjector N1 for children, adolescents and adults over 30 kg kg of weight or Fastject Junior Autoinjector N1 for children of 15-30 kg of weight or Anapen Autoinjector N1 300 µg for children, adolescents and adults over 30 kg of weight or Anapen Autoinjector N1 Junior 150 µg for children of 15-30 kg of weight).
• The following are available: training CD, training pens, patient brochure, durability reminder service for each autoinjector.