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General • 21st November 2009
The Resuscitation Council UK have updated their FAQs relating to the Anaphylaxis guidelines concerning immunisation. This may be of particular interest given the current flu jabs across the country.
Sourced from www.resus.org.uk- “Question (20): I am a community nurse who administers immunisations in nursing homes and other community settings– do I need to carry oxygen and the equipment to administer it? Answer: Anaphylaxis after immunisation is very rare– less than 1 in a million immunisations. Oxygen should be given to a patient having an anaphylactic reaction as soon as it is available. Based on a risk assessment oxygen would not be routinely needed by nurses to enable them to administer immunisations in the community. Nurses who administer immunisations should be able to access help from the ambulance service in an emergency.”