Tuesday 28 February 2006

update on EpiPen guidelines

I picked this up from an article in the Toronto Star.

New guidelines have been released regarding the treatment and prevention of life-threatening allergic reactions. They can be found at allergysafecommunities.ca and highlight that:

Epinephrine is the first line medication that should be used in the emergency management of a person having a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. (Not antihistimines or asthma medication).

I hope that none of us ever need to use this information.

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