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An epinephrine autoinjector (or adrenaline autoinjector, also known by the trademark EpiPen) is a medical device for injecting a measured dose or doses of epinephrine (adrenaline) by means of autoinjector technology. It is most often used for the treatment of anaphylaxis. The first epinephrine autoinjector was brought to market in 1983.
Epinephrine nasal spray also demonstrated similar increases in blood pressure and heart rate as epinephrine injection products, two critical effects of epinephrine in the treatment of anaphylaxis. [30] A study of epinephrine nasal spray in children weighing more than 66 pounds showed that epinephrine concentrations in children were similar to ...
The selection and use of essential medicines: report of the WHO Expert Committee, 2017 (including the 20th WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the 6th Model List of Essential Medicines for Children). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl: 10665/259481. ISBN 978-92-4-121015-7. ISSN 0512-3054. WHO technical report series; no. 1006.
It is also crucial to always have an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen, etc.) on hand that is not expired. [5] Antihistamine medications are also helpful. [4] If the child encounters the allergen and shows signs of anaphylaxis, use the epinephrine auto-injector first, if available, and seek medical help immediately.
Epinephrine autoinjectors are portable single-dose epinephrine-dispensing devices used to treat anaphylaxis. The mainstay of treatment is total avoidance of egg protein intake. [ 45 ] This is complicated because the declaration of the presence of trace amounts of allergens in foods is not mandatory (see regulation of labelling ).
Anaphylactoid reaction, non-immune anaphylaxis, or pseudoanaphylaxis, is a type of anaphylaxis that does not involve an allergic reaction but is due to direct mast cell degranulation. [ 10 ] [ 42 ] Non-immune anaphylaxis is the current term, as of 2018, used by the World Allergy Organization [ 42 ] with some recommending that the old ...
Allergen immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or hypo-sensitization, is a medical treatment for environmental allergies (such as insect bites) and asthma. [1] [2] Immunotherapy involves exposing people to larger and larger amounts of allergens in an attempt to change the immune system's response.
Epinephrine autoinjectors are portable single-dose epinephrine-dispensing devices used to treat anaphylaxis. Strict dietary avoidance of the causal nut(s) remains the mainstay of treatment for nut-allergic individuals. [2] Treatment for accidental ingestion of tree nut products by allergic individuals varies depending on the sensitivity of the ...