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MODULE 9
First Aid at Work : UNIT 1
01.04.2018
POSSIBLE RECOGNITION OF AN ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
• Swollen eyes, lips, hands, feet and other areas
• A strange metallic taste in the mouth • Sore, red, itchy eyes
• Changes in heart rate
• A sudden feeling of extreme anxiety or apprehension
• Itchy skin or nettle-rash (hives)
• Unresponsiveness due to very low
blood pressure
• Abdominal cramps, vomiting or diarrhoea
• Nausea and fever
Your casualty would not necessarily experience all of these symptoms.
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