P037: Training first-responders to administer anaphylaxis publically available epinephrine a randomized study

Epinephrine for First-aid Management of Anaphylaxis.

Anaphylaxis is a severe, generalized allergic or hypersensitivity reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death. Epinephrine (adrenaline) can be life-saving when administered as rapidly as possible once anaphylaxis is recognized. This clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics is an update of the 2007 clinical report on this topic. It provides information to help clinicians i...

First-aid treatment of anaphylaxis to food: focus on epinephrine.

Avoiding food triggers for anaphylactic reactions (severe acute systemic allergic reactions) is easier said than done. Most episodes of anaphylaxis to food occur unexpectedly in the community in the absence of a health care professional. All individuals at risk should therefore have an emergency action plan in place. The cornerstone of first-aid treatment of anaphylaxis is epinephrine injected ...

Self-injectable epinephrine for first-aid management of anaphylaxis.

Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially fatal systemic allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death. Epinephrine is the primary medical therapy, and it must be administered promptly. This clinical report focuses on practical issues concerning the administration of self-injectable epinephrine for first-aid treatment of anaphylaxis in the community. The recommended epinephrine dose f...

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Writing, Supporting, and Evaluating Tripwire: A Publically Available Security Tool

Tripwire is an integrity checking programwritten for the Unix environment that gives system administrators the ability to monitor le systems for added, deleted, and modi ed les. First released in November of 1992, Tripwire has undergone several updates and is in current use at thousands of machines worldwide. This paper begins with a brief overview of what Tripwire does and how it works. We dis...