Recording Allergies

Recording Allergies

Allergies are a critical part of the patient safety record. Jump tracks drug allergies and other allergies separately, with criticality levels and reaction details.

How to Get There

Open a patient record and navigate to Clinical Record > Allergies.

Allergy Sections

Allergies are displayed in two groups:

• Drug allergies - reactions to medications
• Other allergies - reactions to foods, environmental factors, or other substances

Within each group, allergies are sorted by criticality with high criticality shown first.

NKDA (No Known Drug Allergies)

If the patient has no known drug allergies, a No Known Drug Allergies banner is displayed. This is an explicit clinical assertion, not just the absence of recorded allergies.

Adding an Allergy

1. Click Add in the Allergies section
2. Fill in the details:
   • Finding - the allergy type (what the patient is allergic to)
   • Culprit - the specific substance causing the reaction
   • Criticality - High, Medium, or Low
   • Clinical status - Active, Inactive, or Resolved
   • Reactions / Manifestations - the symptoms the patient experiences (e.g. rash, anaphylaxis, nausea)
   • Recorded date - when the allergy was identified
3. Save the allergy

Managing Allergies

Click an allergy to view or edit its details. You can:

• Edit - update any fields including criticality and reactions
• Inactivate - change the clinical status without deleting the record

Inactive Allergies

Inactive and resolved allergies are shown in a collapsible section below the active allergies. They remain part of the patient's clinical history.

Tip: Always record the specific reaction/manifestation, not just the allergen. Knowing whether a patient experiences a mild rash or anaphylaxis changes clinical decision-making.