Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening, severe allergic reaction. It causes your immune system to
release chemicals that can make your blood pressure drop suddenly and makes breathing a lot
of work. This happens when you have an allergy, and you get exposed to allergens. It can occur
suddenly and can worsen very quickly.
Contact Doral Health and Wellness and talk to our primary care doctors if you have allergic
reactions to certain triggers. They are the best doctors in Brooklyn, and they can help and work
you with your condition. Doral Health and Wellness also has an urgent care facility that can
provide you emergency medical assistance should you need one.
But do you know what to do in case someone close to you is having a severe allergic reaction
causing anaphylaxis? Follow these steps to avoid fatal incidents during anaphylactic reactions:
1. Call for emergency medical help, or for an ambulance, immediately.
2. Ask if the person is carrying an epinephrine auto-injector. This can help treat an allergic
attack. Ask if he/she needs help injecting the medication. This is usually done by injecting in
the person’s thigh.
3. Let the person lie down, face up and raise her/his legs. If they are having difficulty breathing,
let them sit up to help them breathe. If they are pregnant, let them lie down on their left
side.
4. Loosen their clothing. Make sure that you loosen their clothing to help them breathe
properly.
5. It is also important that you do not give them anything to drink to prevent choking.
6. If they are vomiting or bleeding, turn them on their side to prevent choking as well.
7. If you notice that the person has no signs of life, are not breathing, coughing or if there is no
movement, begin CPR. Please make sure that you are giving them uninterrupted chest
presses until paramedics arrive.
8. Make sure that you seek emergency treatment even if her/his symptoms begin to start
showing signs of improvement. The thing with anaphylaxis is that symptoms could start
again or recur.
9. Bring him to the hospital as soon as possible to have the patient monitored by medical
providers to ensure that they are well-taken cared for.
If you notice symptoms of anaphylaxis, seek emergency treatment right away, and do not wait
for symptoms to get better. Delaying treatment can lead to fatal, or worse, death of the person
suffering from anaphylactic reaction.
At Doral Health and Wellness, we have a family doctor that can help you manage your allergic
reactions. For more information you can visit us at 1797 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York,
11212 or call us at 1-347-384-5690. You can also visit our website at https://doralhw.org
or
contact us at info@doralhw.org
if you have any queries. We have the best primary care doctor
in Brooklyn to provide you the best comprehensive medical care and health care services.
For urgent medical emergencies, you can also visit Doral Health and Wellness Urgent Care. We
provide urgent care for common illnesses and injuries. Additionally, we also provide
comprehensive care for any related injuries and health problems. We also offer other services,
such as vaccinations, immunizations and blood testing. For more information you can visit us at
1797 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11212 or call us at 1-347-384-5690. Visit us at
http://www.urgentcareclinicbrooklyn.com/
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