Epinephrine delivery via EpiPen® Auto-Injector or manual syringe across participants with a wide range of skin-to-muscle distances

Epinephrine delivery via EpiPen® Auto-Injector or manual syringe across participants with a wide range of skin-to-muscle distances

Abstract Background Intramuscular (IM) injection of epinephrine (adrenaline) at the mid-anterolateral (AL) thigh is the international standard therapy for acute anaphylaxis. Concerns exist regarding implications of epinephrine auto-injector needles not penetrating the muscle in patients with greater...

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Main Authors: Margitta Worm, DucTung Nguyen, Russ Rackley, Antonella Muraro, George Du Toit, Tracey Lawrence, Hong Li, Kurt Brumbaugh, Magnus Wickman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Allergy
Subjects:
Epinephrine
Adrenaline
Auto-injectors
Obesity
Body mass index
Intramuscular injections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-020-00326-x

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