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Anaphylaxis what you should know about an allergic emergency
2010

DVD

Up to 12 million Americans may suffer from anaphylactic allergies: allergies that can kill. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that involves a number of body systems and can be fatal within minutes. It is caused by allergies to certain foods, insect stings, medications, latex, or other allergens. There are up to 2,000 episodes of anaphylaxis per every 100,000 people in the United States each year. This program highlights ways to prevent anaphylaxis, shows how it is diagnosed, and discusses the available emergency treatments that can truly be life-saving.

Item Details

Description:

  • 1 DVD (27 min.) : sound, color, digital file
  • polychrome

Target Audience Note: 9 & up.

Other Title: What you should know about an allergic emergency [DVD].

Notes:

  • Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
  • Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on February 07, 2012.

Contents:

  • Introduction: Anaphylaxis: What You Should Know about an Allergic Emergency (1:21)
  • Initial Symptoms and Risk Factors (1:44)
  • A Misguided Immune Response (2:01)
  • Incidence of Anaphylaxis (1:42)
  • Identifying the Cause (3:00)
  • Management and Prevention (1:59)
  • Self-Administered Epinephrine (2:20)
  • A Young Allergy Sufferer (2:19)
  • Keys to Dealing With Anaphylactic Reactions in Children and Adults (1:49)
  • An Allergy Epidemic in Developed Countries (2:39)
  • Living With Severe Allergies (2:35)
  • Credits: Anaphylaxis: What You Should Know about an Allergic Emergency (0:30)

Publisher or Distributor Number: 47939

Control Number: 909367

Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012]
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