Hlalani Nilungele Ukunciphisa Umzimba NgeNani Elifanele le-EpiPens

Iningi labantu abanezinyosi zokudla kunesikhathi esilukhuni sikhumbula ukuphatha i-EpiPen (i-epinephrine auto-injection) eyodwa, ngakho-ke umcabango wokuthwala ababili ungase uzwakale unzima. Ngeshwa, abantu abaningi abanezifo ezinzima zokudla bangase badinge okungaphezu kwesisodwa se-epinephrin uma bedla ngengozi ukudla abakutholayo.

Ukwelashwa kokudla kukhona isimo esivamile esasongela impilo futhi esingaba sengozini.

Ukuvakashelwa kwamakamelo okuphuthumayo cishe angama-30 000 kwenzeka njalo ngonyaka e-United States ngenxa yokudla kokudla, futhi kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abangu-150 bafa ngenxa yokudliwayo kokudla minyaka yonke. Ngenxa yalokho, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi umuntu ulungele ukuphatha ukusabela okubangelwa ukwelashwa ngokudla ngokungalungile ukudla okusobala futhi uyazi ukuthi angasebenzisa kanjani i-epinephrine auto-injector .

Ngezinye izikhathi ukulimala kwe-Epinephrine Ngezinye izikhathi kuyadingeka ku-Anaphylaxis

Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi amaphesenti amakhulu abantu abanezifo eziphuthumayo ekudleni kudinga umthamo wesibili we-epinephrin, ikakhulukazi labo abanezimpendulo kwi-shellfish, amantongomane kanye namantongomane emithi .

Ukutadisha kwamakhulu emacala ezikhungo ezimbili zezokwelapha e-US bathola ukuthi amaphesenti angu-17 abantu abadala abethula emnyangweni ophuthumayo nge-anaphylaxis ehlobene nokudla adinga okungaphezu kwesilinganiso esisodwa se-epinephrine. Ekuphetheni, batusa bonke abagulayo abasengozini yokuthola i-anaphylaxis ehlobene nokudla baphathe amanani amabili e-epinephrine.

Kulesi sifundo ngabantu abadala, ukudla okuvame kakhulu okubangelwa i-anaphylaxis kwakuyi-shellfish, amantongomane, amantongomane emithi kanye nenhlanzi.

Abacwaningi babuye babheka ukuthi ngabe izingane nazo zazidinga okungaphezu kwesisodwa. Ukutadisha kwabo ngamacala angaphezu kuka-600 ezibhedlela zaseBoston kubonise ukuthi amaphesenti angu-12 athole umthamo wesibili we-epinephrine ngemuva kokuletha emnyangweni ophuthumayo.

Amaphesenti amathathu ezingane ayethole umthamo wesibili ngaphambi kokuba eze esibhedlela. Abacwaningi baphetha ngokuthi izingane ezisengozini ye-anaphylaxis ehlobene nokudla kufanele ithwale izilinganiso ezimbili ze-epinephrine. Amantongomane, amantongomane emithi kanye nobisi yizinto ezivame ukuvuthwa kwe-anaphylaxis ehlobene nokudla kulaba bantwana.

Ukuthwala ama-EpiPens amabili

Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zokudla kufanele baphathe okungenani ama-injection auto-epinephrine amabili uma kwenzeka ukutholakala kokudla ngengozi kuholela ekuziphenduleleni. Hlola nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole imiyalelo ngesikhathi futhi uma umthamo wesibili we-epinephrine kufanele usetshenziselwe ukusabela okunzima kwe-allergenic. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoxoxa ngezimo ezingase zidinge umthamo wesibili we-epinephrine. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela okunzima okuqhubeka kubi kakhulu naphezu kwesilinganiso sokuqala se-epinephrine, kanye nokuphendula okungahambisani nemaminithi amahlanu kuya kwangu-15 ngemuva kwesilinganiso sokuqala se-epinephrine.

Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlola ama-self-injectors wakho we-epinephrine ngezinsuku zawo zokuphela kwesikhathi . Lawa madivayisi ngokuvamile anezinsuku zokuphelelwa yisikhathi ngonyaka ngoba i-epinephrine ihlehliswa ngokukhanya, umoya, nokushisa okuphezulu. Ungase ufune ukubhala ilebula ngokucacile bese uzibeka isikhumbuzi ukuze uzithathele indawo njalo ngonyaka.

Imithombo:

> Banerji A, Rudders SA, uCorel B, Garth AM, Clark S, Camargo CA. Phinda ukwelashwa kwe-epinephrine ukuphendula okuphathelene nokudla okuhlobene nokudla okuletha emnyangweni ophuthumayo. Ukuguqulwa kwesifo sofuba kanye ne-Asthma Proceedings . 2010; 31 (4): 308-316. doi: 10.2500 / aap.2010.31.3375.

> Rudders SA, Banerji A, Corel B, Clark S, Camargo CA. Ukufundwa kwe-Multicenter yokuphindaphinda i-Epinephrine Treatments ye-Anaphylaxis ehlobene nokudla. Izingane zokwelapha . 2010; 125 (4). i-doi: 10.1542 / imigqa.2009-2832.