Medical Aid, Drug Treatment in Anaphylactic Shock in Children

Abstract

Anaphylaxis is a potentially fatal disorder that is underrecognized and undertreated. This
may partly be due to failure to appreciate that anaphylaxis is a much broader syndrome than
"anaphylactic shock," and the goal of therapy should be early recognition and treatment with
epinephrine to prevent progression to life-threatening respiratory and/or cardiovascular symptoms and
signs, including shock