Accidental self-injection with adrenaline auto-injectors occurs frequently but is under-reported
J Paediatr Child Health
.
2017 Jul;53(7):724-725.
doi: 10.1111/jpc.13553.
Authors
Mark D Latt
1
2
,
Stephen George
3
,
Peter Ngo
3
,
Jared A Brown
4
,
Sam Mehr
5
Affiliations
1
Central Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
2
General, Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3
Emergency Department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
4
NSW Poisons Information Centre, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
5
Department of Allergy and Immunology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
PMID:
28670808
DOI:
10.1111/jpc.13553
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
Letter
MeSH terms
Accidents*
Child
Drug Delivery Systems / instrumentation*
Epinephrine / administration & dosage*
Humans
Injections / instrumentation*
Male
Self Administration
Substances
Epinephrine