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Both hydrocortisone and adrenaline 1:100 have anaphylaxis listed as an indication in their chapters in the Medicines section (section 7). However, the Allergic Reactions Including Anaphylaxis chapter, in the Medical Emergencies section (section 3), should be referred to for more information about where these drugs fit into the management plan for such patients.

Table 2.1 Examples of emergency conditions covered in section 3.

Acute coronary syndrome	Hyperventilation syndrome
Abdominal pain	Hypothermia
Allergic reactions (including anaphylaxis)	Implantable cardiovascular defibrillator
Altered levels of consciousness	Management of resuscitation of patients with left ventricular assist devices
Asthma in adults and children	Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia
Cardiac rhythm disturbances	Mental health presentations
Chronic pulmonary disease	Mental Capacity Act
Convulsions in adults	Respiratory illness in children
Convulsions in children	Sickle cell crisis
Dyspnoea	Sepsis
Febrile illness in children	Stroke/transient ischaemic attack
Gastrointestinal bleeding	Traumatic chest pain
Glycaemic emergencies in adults and children	Overdose and poisoning in adults and children
Headache	Paediatric gastroenteritis
Heart failure	Pulmonary embolism
Heat‐related illness

Paramedics need to be aware that just referring to the indications in the Medicines section (section 7) may not give full information about where a drug fits into an ambulance service protocol for management of a certain patient condition, and so the JRCALC guidance in the Medical Emergencies section (section 3) should always be referred to alongside the Medicines section in order to ensure best approach and correct patient management.