That's my thought process. Not only that, but if the patient's airway is already compromised due to edema, it becomes a need for a cric or surgical airway.
May be a dumb question, but I was mulling over possible cardiac arrest scenarios and anaphylaxis popped into my head. In the event of cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis with or without a swollen airway, would you still give the IM epinephrine, or would there not be enough circulation from...