New Online Anaphylaxis Training for Healthcare Professionals

Blue Stream Academy is pleased to announce the release of a new Anaphylaxis Awareness eLearning course.

The NHS defines Anaphylaxis as “Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that happens very quickly. It can be caused by food, medicine or insect stings.”

What Does This Anaphylaxis Awareness Training Course Cover?

Anaphylaxis Awareness has been created for learners in non-clinical roles that work in health and social care and need a basic understanding of anaphylaxis, such as administrative staff and receptionists. It is crucial that all health and social care professionals have an understanding of anaphylaxis including how to recognise and respond in situations of suspected anaphylaxis.

The anaphylaxis training course content provides an introduction to anaphylaxis, including what it is and why it happens, the key signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, and the common allergens that can trigger anaphylaxis.

Anaphylaxis can be caused by a broad range of triggers, but the most common allergens identified include:

Food – such as peanuts, tree nuts and cow’s milk.
Drugs – such as antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs.
Venom – such as inspect stings.

Anaphylaxis Awareness also offers information about how to recognise anaphylaxis, including identifying it using the ABCDE approach.

The course also provides information about the initial steps to treat anaphylaxis, how to adapt treatment based on context and resources, and the expectations of those experiencing anaphylactic reactions.

The course gives insight into how to position service users appropriately during an emergency situation of someone experiencing anaphylaxis, removing the trigger of the reaction, and how to respond to cardiorespiratory arrest during anaphylaxis.

Anaphylaxis Awareness will help learners to understand how to use adrenaline auto-injectors, the use of intramuscular adrenaline as first-line treatment, and why antihistamines are not recommended in the treatment of anaphylaxis.

How Often Do You Need to do Anaphylaxis Training?

We recommend that non-clinical healthcare professionals retake our Anaphylaxis Awareness eLearning course every year.

How Long Does This Online Anaphylaxis Training for Healthcare Professionals Take To Complete?

This online course takes about 30 minutes to finish. The CPD Certification Service has given this course 1 CPD point.

Start your Anaphylaxis Awareness Training Today!

Blue Stream Academy has over 135 CPD-certified health and social care courses , suitable to train any health or social care professional.

Current customers can access our newest eLearning course by asking a System Administrator to assign his course to their training profile.

If you don’t currently use Blue Stream Academy, get in touch with our friendly team for more information on our range of eLearning and Management Platforms today!

Anaphylaxis Training for Nurses

Blue Stream Academy also offers anaphylaxis online training for nurses and other clinical staff. Click here to contact Blue Stream Academy's friendly team and find out more about this anaphylaxis course for healthcare professionals.

Please note: This course has been primarily derived from the Resuscitation Council UK’s “Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis: Guidelines for healthcare providers”.