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Accidental Epinephrine Auto-injector Needle Sticks
Anyone who is at risk for anaphylaxis or who assists someone needs training and regular review in the use of epinephrine auto-injectors. This study summarized voluntary reports to the US Poison Control Centers (1994-2007) and the US Food and Drug Administration MedWatch program (1969-2007) to estimate the number of unintentional injections and to describe the circumstances and outcomes. . . .
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Auto-Injected Epinephrine (2008)
Prompt intramuscular administration of epinephrine is the first step in managing anaphylaxis. Practice guidelines highlight the needs to make epinephrine accessible in public settings, including schools, and to assure that families and child-serving staff are trained in its prompt and proper use. . . .
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Parental Underuse of EpiPens
Clinicians at Chicago's Children's Hospital developed a survey to identify factors that influenced parental comfort with the treatment a physician-diagnosed food allergy with a prescribed EpiPen. . . .
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Epi-Pen and TwinJect Needles: Too Short? (2009)
Anaphylaxis studies have shown recently that both children and adults get higher plasma concentrations of epinephrine faster if the drug is delivered intramuscularly into the anterolateral thigh, versus subcutaneously. This quick spike of highly concentrated plasma epinephrine could be life saving. But, despite the recommended change from s.c. to i.m. injections, commercially available auto-injectors have not been changed. . . .
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