Pediatric Anaphylaxis Management in the Prehospital Setting
Tiyyagura GK, Arnold L, Cone DC, Langhan M. Pediatric Anaphylaxis Management in the Prehospital Setting. Prehospital Emergency Care 2013, 18: 46-51. PMID: 24028748, PMCID: PMC3865171, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.825352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency medical servicesAnaphylactic reactionsAllergic reactionsUrban tertiary care pediatric emergency departmentLife-threatening systemic allergic reactionTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentPatients 18 yearsHistory of asthmaRetrospective chart reviewSystemic allergic reactionsPast medical historyTreatment of choiceParents/patientsCases of anaphylaxisAllergy-causing substanceGastrointestinal symptomsChart reviewRespiratory symptomsEarly administrationIntramuscular epinephrinePatient's symptomsEmergency departmentEpinephrine administrationMean age