title: Level of knowledge about anaphylaxis among health care providers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Level of knowledge about anaphylaxis was evaluated in health care providers by using a self-administered questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1172 participants responded to the survey, and previously half of them had met a case with anaphylaxis with a highest rate in primary and a lowest rate in tertiary care (p= 0.005).
  
  
  RESULTS
  84.7% of participants answered the questions about the symptoms of anaphylaxis correctly. Although 62.6% of the group knew correctly anaphylaxis treatment steps, 44.7% of them agreed to administer epinephrine if they suspected of a subject with anaphylaxis. One third of the group indicated appropriate route of epinephrine administration. 85.2% of participants agreed to refer the patient to allergy clinic despite 33.7% of the group were unaware of where the nearest allergy clinic was. Only 20.3% of the respondents have heard about epinephrine auto-injector.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anaphylaxis was often diagnosed and managed inadequately, regardless of practice location, employment status and speciality in north-eastern Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Immunology and Allergy, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey. aysebaccioglu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baççıoğlu
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yılmazel Uçar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D004837:Epinephrine