منابع مشابه
The use of adrenaline autoinjectors by children and teenagers.
BACKGROUND Although adrenaline is recommended as first line treatment for anaphylaxis, it is often not utilized. There has been a debate about when adrenaline autoinjectors should be prescribed and how many should be dispensed. OBJECTIVES To see how many adrenaline autoinjectors were used during anaphylactic reactions and to determine why they were not used in situations where they were clini...
متن کاملPrescribing of adrenaline auto-injectors
Background Anaphylaxis is a severe and life threatening hypersensitivity reaction. Individuals at risk can be offered an adrenaline autoinjector to use in the event of an attack. The dose required is dependent on the brand of adrenaline auto injector and the weight of the patient as outlined in The British National Formulary (BNF): Anapen Over 30kg 0.3mg Over 60kg 0.5mg Epipen 15-30kg 0.15mg (U...
متن کاملPrescribing adrenaline auto-injectors in Slovenian children
Results Adrenaline auto-injector was prescribed in 258 children (66% boys and 34% girls). In 120 of them adrenaline auto-injector was prescribed de novo. 2% of them were babies, 31% 1 to 5 years old, 52% 6 to 14 years old and 15% 15 to 18 years old. In 66% adrenaline auto-injector was prescribed because of anaphylaxis, in 27% because of urticaria or/and angioedema and in 7% because of other rea...
متن کاملPatients’ ability to treat anaphylaxis using adrenaline autoinjectors: a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND Previous work has shown patients commonly misuse adrenaline autoinjectors (AAI). It is unclear whether this is due to inadequate training, or poor device design. We undertook a prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate ability to administer adrenaline using different AAI devices. METHODS We allocated mothers of food-allergic children prescribed an AAI for the first time t...
متن کاملTrends in national incidence, lifetime prevalence and adrenaline prescribing for anaphylaxis in England.
BACKGROUND Analysis of primary healthcare datasets offers the possibility to increase understanding of the epidemiology of acute uncommon conditions such as anaphylaxis, but these datasets remain under-exploited. AIM To investigate recent trends in the recorded incidence, lifetime prevalence and prescribing of adrenaline for anaphylaxis in England. METHODS QRESEARCH is one of the world's la...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Translational Allergy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2045-7022,2045-7022
DOI: 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s3-p45