Table 2 Compliance to the WAO safety recommendations for skin prick testing with inhalant and food allergens
Criteria | Safety recommendation | Procedure during the pilot | Conclusion on compliance and feasibility status |
|---|---|---|---|
Site | A hospital and outpatient clinic setting | Fully equipped local clinic with four qualified nurses | Compliant and feasible |
Personnel | SPTs can be performed by a trained nurse/technician under the supervision of an experienced physician | Three trained local nurses as well as a laboratory technician and specialist nurse both working in an allergy clinic performed the SPTs under the supervision of an allergy specialist | Compliant and feasible |
Emergency equipment availability | Should be available on site (mandatory) | An allergy emergency kit was available at the fully functional clinic with basic emergency equipment and medication | Compliant and feasible |
Emergency staff (ICU) availability | Not required | Arrangements were made with the provincial hospital to be on standby in the event of an adverse event | Compliant and feasible |
Duration of supervised follow-up in the office after procedure | Participants who have undergone SPTs and have positive results should remain in the clinic for at least 20 min | Participants remained for at least 20 min and were informed to return immediately if there were problems | Compliant and feasible |
Contraindications | Knowledge of contraindications in order to take appropriate action | Demographic, anthropometric and medical history data was collected followed by skin prick tests | Compliant and feasible |