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Interesting med. From what I can gather, it's just Epi in a oil-based solution. Apparently too many asthmatics were rebounding after they had already left the hospital. Good luck finding it
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Interesting med. From what I can gather, it's just Epi in a oil-based solution. Apparently too many asthmatics were rebounding after they had already left the hospital. Good luck finding it
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mycrofft
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Yeah I am. I think I read somewhere that they are trying it again.
We stopped using it (for acute serious asthma) because the pt would be OD'ed and we didn't have the onsite materials to try to counteract it, which includes cardiac monitoring and a good patent IV.
We stopped using it (for acute serious asthma) because the pt would be OD'ed and we didn't have the onsite materials to try to counteract it, which includes cardiac monitoring and a good patent IV.
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In Michigan as EMT's we carry EPI-PENS as well as King and Combitube. Even working an only 911 truck. I've only used the EPI-PEN one time in 3 months.
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Death by anaphylaxis including 3 or 4 Epipens
AND I QUOTE:
"Her parents, Sacramento urologist Dr. L G* and his wife responded immediately. Natalie's mother tasted the treat and also detected peanuts. The girl was given a dose of Benadryl to offset an allergic reaction, Brothers said.
They monitored Natalie, who at first seemed fine, still smiling and enjoying herself, Brothers said. Twenty minutes later, she vomited and began to have trouble breathing.
Natalie's father administered an injection with an EpiPen, a device used to deliver epinephrine that is commonly carried by individuals with serious allergies.
Frequently, an EpiPen can ward off a severe allergic reaction, but the injection had no impact. Brothers said Natalie's father ended up using three EpiPens over the course of several minutes before she stopped breathing.
Paramedics arrived at the camp at 10:40 p.m. and performed CPR to no avail. She was taken by ambulance to Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, where she was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said the cause of death was severe laryngeal edema – a swelling in the throat – as a result of a presumed allergic reaction.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/30/5607195/years-of-caution-about-peanut.html#storylink=cpy
*Names removed by Mycrofft
AND I QUOTE:
"Her parents, Sacramento urologist Dr. L G* and his wife responded immediately. Natalie's mother tasted the treat and also detected peanuts. The girl was given a dose of Benadryl to offset an allergic reaction, Brothers said.
They monitored Natalie, who at first seemed fine, still smiling and enjoying herself, Brothers said. Twenty minutes later, she vomited and began to have trouble breathing.
Natalie's father administered an injection with an EpiPen, a device used to deliver epinephrine that is commonly carried by individuals with serious allergies.
Frequently, an EpiPen can ward off a severe allergic reaction, but the injection had no impact. Brothers said Natalie's father ended up using three EpiPens over the course of several minutes before she stopped breathing.
Paramedics arrived at the camp at 10:40 p.m. and performed CPR to no avail. She was taken by ambulance to Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, where she was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said the cause of death was severe laryngeal edema – a swelling in the throat – as a result of a presumed allergic reaction.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/30/5607195/years-of-caution-about-peanut.html#storylink=cpy
*Names removed by Mycrofft