Make-up of the epinephrine autoinjector: the effect on its use by untrained users

BAKIRTAŞ A., Arga M., Catal F., DERİNÖZ GÜLERYÜZ O., Demirsoy M. S., TÜRKTAŞ İ.

PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, vol.22, no.7, pp.729-733, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01195.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.729-733
  • Keywords: anaphylaxis, autoinjector, design, epinephrine, FOOD-ALLERGIC CHILDREN, AUTO-INJECTOR, ANAPHYLAXIS, EPIPEN, KNOWLEDGE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Part of the problems related to proper use of the epinephrine autoinjector may be related to the design of the autoinjector itself.