Question

A 7-year-old boy with known peanut allergy develops urticaria, vomiting and wheeze within minutes of eating a biscuit at school. He is pale and has stridor with oxygen saturation 90%. What is the most critical immediate treatment?

Accepted Answer

Intramuscular adrenaline into the anterolateral thigh

Answer

Intravenous chlorpheniramine

Answer

Oral prednisone

Answer

Nebulised salbutamol only

Answer

Oxygen and observation only

Practice question

A 7-year-old boy with known peanut allergy develops urticaria, vomiting and wheeze within minutes of eating a biscuit at school. He is pale and has stridor with oxygen saturation 90%. What is the most critical immediate treatment?