Allergies and Anaphylaxis — Transcript

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1. 0:00[Music]
2. 0:05hi class today we're going to have a
3. 0:07look at how to treat someone suffering
4. 0:09from an allergic reaction and
5. 0:10anaphylaxis
6. 0:16lots of people have what is called an
7. 0:18allergy
8. 0:19an allergy happens when a person reacts
9. 0:22badly to a certain trigger
10. 0:24triggers can include food animals plants
11. 0:27and even insect bites your body usually
12. 0:30works to protect you from bad things
13. 0:32like germs bacteria and viruses
14. 0:36when you have an allergy it means your
15. 0:38body is trying to protect you from
16. 0:40ordinary things
17. 0:41this can cause sneezing coughing itching
18. 0:45and other reactions that you can get
19. 0:47with allergies
20. 0:49people are sometimes allergic to nuts
21. 0:52eggs cats and dogs bee stings
22. 0:55flowers
23. 0:56even grass these are called allergens or
24. 1:00triggers
25. 1:07there are a few signs you can look for
26. 1:09if you think someone is having an
27. 1:11allergic reaction
28. 1:12these symptoms can include sneezing
29. 1:15itching
30. 1:16tingly mouth runny nose watery eyes
31. 1:20hives welts or even body redness
32. 1:24[Music]
33. 1:29get help from an adult you trust
34. 1:31tell the person to stay calm
35. 1:34ask them if they have any medication
36. 1:36that they can take to help
37. 1:38and stay with them until the help
38. 1:40arrives
39. 1:41[Music]
40. 1:44if an allergy gets really bad it's
41. 1:47called anaphylaxis
42. 1:49this means the allergic reaction is
43. 1:51getting worse
44. 1:52it's really important that we need to
45. 1:54get help right away by either getting an
46. 1:56adult or calling triple zero
47. 2:04you might see that they're having
48. 2:05trouble breathing they have difficulty
49. 2:08talking or they might have swelling
50. 2:10around the tightness of their throat and
51. 2:12tongue
52. 2:13they may have a wheeze a cough or even
53. 2:16trouble swallowing
54. 2:22this is now a major emergency and you
55. 2:25need to get them an ambulance as soon as
56. 2:28you can
57. 2:29if the person knows that they have
58. 2:31anaphylaxis they will have an epipen
59. 2:34it might be in their school bag or their
60. 2:36sports bag it could be at the teacher's
61. 2:39desk or it could be in the office
62. 2:41this is what an epipen looks like
63. 2:44so what to do
64. 2:45remember follow the st john action plan
65. 2:48send for help by getting an adult
66. 2:51call triple zero
67. 2:53leave the person flat on their back
68. 2:56find their epipen and assist them in
69. 2:59giving their epipen
70. 3:01make sure once you've given their epipen
71. 3:03that the person does not get up and walk
72. 3:05away they need to stay where they are
73. 3:08and wait for help
74. 3:13so this is what an epipen looks like
75. 3:16we have a blue safety cap end and an
76. 3:18orange and where the needle comes out
77. 3:21first what we need to do is put a fist
78. 3:24around the epipen and hold it tight and
79. 3:26firm
80. 3:26then put the orange part next to the
81. 3:29person's thigh
82. 3:31then remove the blue safety cap
83. 3:34what we're going to do then is hold it
84. 3:36firm
85. 3:37push down as hard as you can into the
86. 3:39thigh and we're going to hold for three
87. 3:41seconds after we hear the click
88. 3:44one two
89. 3:47three once you've done that you can
90. 3:49safely remove the epipen
91. 3:52remember for a minor emergency allergic
92. 3:54reactions ask the person if they have
93. 3:56any medication
94. 3:58in the event the person is in
95. 3:59anaphylaxis and a major emergency you
96. 4:02need to use the person's epipen good
97. 4:04work everyone now you're a first aider
98. 4:06ready to help someone in a minor
99. 4:08emergency with allergies and a major
100. 4:10emergency with anaphylaxis
101. 4:13great job guys
102. 4:14[Music]