For human services degree holders, this may include crisis counseling as well as coordinating the flow of much-needed social services like health treatment or food distribution. Regardless of where you choose to employ your human services degree, you can be sure that youâre providing a much-needed helping hand, and that youâve chosen a career path that aims for the betterment of the world around us.
Skin injection test. You may need a test that uses a needle to inject a small amount of allergen extract just into the skin on your arm (intradermal test). The injection site is examined after about 15 minutes for signs of an allergic reaction. Your doctor may recommend this test to check for an allergy to insect venom or penicillin.
You receive allergy shots in your allergist's office. You will stay in the office for 30 minutes after you get the shots, in case you have a severe reaction (anaphylaxis) to the injected allergens. Redness and warmth at the shot site are common.But these go away after a short period of time. Side effects of medicines are a problem. 2  You want a treatment for the cause of your allergy, rather than treatment for just the symptoms. 3  You have another condition that is being affected by allergic rhinitis, such as asthma. 4  You want to lower the chance that you will develop asthma.