Anaphylaxis: public autoinjectors and a recognition app

A senior coroner has called for action from the government to prevent deaths from anaphylaxis.1 An alert from the National Institute for Health and Care Research in November last year said that more people survived a cardiac arrest when nearby first aiders received an app alert.23 A similar anaphylaxis recognition and management app might be helpful, with access to adrenaline autoinjector kits in relevant public sites for active bystanders to use.People identified to be at risk should carry their own anaphylaxis kit, but those experiencing their first episode or without their own kit are at imminent risk of death. The instructions on authorised adrenaline autoinjectors are simple, and their use is effective and potentially life saving. Might this be considered by the Resuscitation Council?
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