• Tuba Tuncel, Ozlem Sancaklı, Ozlem Bag, Hafize Selma Cetin, and Emine Ece Özdoğru.
• Department of Pediatrics, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital.
• Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1; 37 (12): e1425e1428e1425-e1428.

MethodsA questionnaire form consisting of a total of 18 questions was prepared. Six questions concerned demographic data; 7 questions inquired about physician's knowledge level about treatment of anaphylaxis. In the last part, 5 different case scenarios were given, and their diagnoses and treatments were asked.ResultsA total of 120 physicians participated in the study. Of the participants, 66.7% were residents. The rate of correct answer about dose of epinephrine was 57.5%. The rates of making correct diagnoses in anaphylaxis case scenarios 1, 2, and 3 were 60%, 73.3%, and 91.7%, respectively, whereas epinephrine administration rates were 54%, 67.5%, and 92.5%, respectively. When the answers of all these questions given by the residents and specialists and among physicians who updated and did not update were compared, there were no statistically significant differences except epinephrine administration rate and its route (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe results of the current study suggest that physicians' knowledge levels were inadequate in making the diagnosis of anaphylaxis, and physicians use epinephrine in conditions without hypotension or an undefined possible/known allergen contact. Information about epinephrine administration was partially correct. It is currently considered to be the simplest measure to have a written anaphylaxis action plan including diagnostic criteria for anaphylaxis.Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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