[optimal] Re: Allergies and Sensitivities
- From: CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center <cpmceyelab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 11:50:50 -0700
I have never heard of using an EPI pen for airborne irritants. Wow, that seems
extreme.
Don't ask me, I live in very fragrant San Francisco, and ride the public
transportation daily. Maybe as a result, my immune system is a tank!
Very interesting literature these days linking the upswing in childhood asthma
to our obsession with antibacterial wipes.
We need a little dirt!
Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS
Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
CPMC Department of Ophthalmology
2100 Webster Street Suite 212
San Francisco CA 94115
(415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563
From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Paula Morris
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 11:32 AM
To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optimal] Re: Allergies and Sensitivities
So, truly interested in the answer: how do you protect yourself from airborne
allergies if you are that sensitive? I am allergic to aromatic benzene as
found in chemistry labs, but I don't run into that problem out in the
community, and worked only with a negative pressure fume hood in college.
Do you have a "no fragrances" sign in your work space? Is there a mask that is
effective against fragrance allergies? Do you have easy access to an EPI pen?
We had a co-worker that worked in the administrative offices of our facility
and she was fragrance sensitive. Her co-workers agreed to have a fragrance
free area around her work space, and new hires were informed about that space,
but she still had to be out in public to carry out routine tasks for everyday
life.... I am not aware that she ever had an allergic reaction that required
emergent medical attention.
Fragrances are added to so many things - even breath mints - they are a part of
global culture. I'm wondering how people are able to cope in public spaces?
Just wondering,
p
From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carlton, Chris [VA]
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 12:15 PM
To: 'optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [optimal] Re: Allergies and Sensitivities
On a similar note. How many of you still tell your patients if they are
allergic to shellfish they are also allergic to iodine? The RN's I work with
still use this and refuse to do ICG on patients with shellfish allergies.
Chris Carlton
VCH/UBC
Eye care Center
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From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic
Center
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 10:51 AM
To: 'optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [optimal] Allergies and Sensitivities
My fellow collegues
Let us use caution with our terminology.
A case of anaphylactic shock, or even a simple case or urticaria (hives)
attributed to a perfumed substance IN THE AIR has not been documented in the
literature.
The term "allergy" is casually used in our descriptive world.
Now, do not confuse this assertion with perfumes in general. Contact dermatitis
could definitely produce a severe reaction in a sensitized individual if they
placed the substance on their skin.
People get easily confused between a sensitive nose and an allergic
sensitivity. Pollen in the air is also a CONTACT allergy with a substance in
the air.
Least we confuse our terminology. True allergies are actual histamine
reactions involving mast cells.
Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS
Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
CPMC Department of Ophthalmology
2100 Webster Street Suite 212
San Francisco CA 94115
(415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563
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