Unintentional injection to the bone with a pediatric epinephrine auto-injector

Unintentional injection to the bone with a pediatric epinephrine auto-injector

Abstract Background Skin-to-bone distance (STBD) in children prescribed a pediatric epinephrine auto-injector (EAI) for anaphylaxis is not commonly measured in practice. Recent evidence suggests that children with STBD less than the exposed needle length of available pediatric EAIs (dose: 0.15 mg, n...

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Main Authors: Mariam Ibrahim, Harold Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Subjects:
Anaphylaxis
Children
Skin-to-bone distance
Epinephrine auto-injector
Bone injection
Needle length
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-018-0257-6

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