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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Published in:	Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Main Authors:	Mariam Ibrahim, Harold Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-08-01
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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