ACAAI: EMS Personnel May Not Carry Epinephrine - Availability and use vary nationwide; many anaphylaxis patients do not use epinephrine - ModernMedicine

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ACAAI: EMS Personnel May Not Carry Epinephrine - Availability and use vary nationwide; many anaphylaxis patients do not use epinephrine - ModernMedicine

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The availability and use of epinephrine for anaphylaxis by emergency medical services varies nationwide, and less than one-third of anaphylaxis patients prescribed self-injectable epinephrine use it prior to arrival at a hospital, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Nov. 5 to 10 in Miami Beach, Fla.

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Tags: Allergies, Anaphylaxis, Emergency, Advanced Life Support, Glaucoma Medication, Intraocular Pressure Medication, Hospital, Epifrin

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Most Recently Shared on November 10, 2009 at 2:04 pm By:

kfatweets Lynda Mitchell

Study found only 17 states require EMS-Basics to carry epi & 15 states do not require any level of EMS to carry epi. http://bit.ly/3VafRZ

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