1. Retrieval of additional epinephrine from auto-injectors.
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Hawkins SC, Weil C, Baty F, Fitzpatrick D, and Rowell B
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- Humans, Injections, Intramuscular instrumentation, Self Administration instrumentation, Anaphylaxis drug therapy, Bronchodilator Agents therapeutic use, Epinephrine therapeutic use, Injections, Intramuscular methods, Self Administration methods, Wilderness Medicine methods
- Abstract
Anaphylaxis is a challenging condition for any austere environment. It is unpredictable, has sudden onset and a high fatality rate, and is responsive only to epinephrine, a prescription medication. The Wilderness Medical Society has formally recommended that non-medical providers working in austere environments be trained to administer epinephrine. Medical providers frequently prescribe auto-injectors for this purpose due to their ease of use by nonmedical providers. However, auto-injectors have limitations in the wilderness environment, particularly due to their single-dose (or at most 2-dose) design. This paper describes an austere environment technique for obtaining multiple additional doses of epinephrine from auto-injectors that have already been used as designed., (Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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