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Retrieval of Additional Epinephrine From Auto-Injectors.
- Source :
- Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (Elsevier Science); Dec2013, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p434-444, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EPINEPHRINE autoinjectors
WILDERNESS medicine
DRUG administration
DRUG design
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806032
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (Elsevier Science)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 92028218
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2013.03.025