Multiple epinephrine doses for stinging insect hypersensitivity reactions treated in the emergency department Academic Article uri icon

Overview

MeSH Major

  • Epinephrine
  • Hypersensitivity, Immediate
  • Insect Bites and Stings

abstract

  • Among patients with systemic SIH reactions who received epinephrine, 16% received a second dose. Physicians should consider prescribing 2 doses of self-injectable epinephrine for patients at risk for systemic SIH reactions.

publication date

  • July 2010

Research

keywords

  • Academic Article

Identity

Language

  • eng

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2919329

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.anai.2010.05.004

PubMed ID

  • 20642208

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 85

end page

  • 93

volume

  • 105

number

  • 1