1Allergy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK ;C Corrigan1Allergy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK ;BioMed CentralClinical and Translational AllergyAlam S, Kasternow B, Lukawska J, Corrigan C. Adrenaline auto- injector devices: do current prescription and training ...
Staff in a paediatric unit that treats children with allergies should be familiar with these devices and trained to use them in emergency situations.Although most staff in a general paediatric ward could identify an adrenaline auto-injector device and know when is appropriate to use it, the ...
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Despite this, an alarming number of patients fail to carry their auto-injectors and many patients, carers of children with known anaphylaxis and healthcare professionals do not know how to use the device correctly, despite having had training. Currently available auto-injector devices have various ...
autoinjectorfood allergyhuman factors researchBackgroundPrevious work has shown patients commonly misuse adrenaline autoinjectors (AAI). It is unclear whether this is due to inadequate training, or poor device design. We undertook a prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate ability to administer...
food was the main cause of allergic reactions requiring prescription of the auto-injector device.Tree nuts and peanuts were noted to be the most common offending food in these children(62%and 38%,respectively).A doctor provided demonstrations and training on using the auto-injector device to 94...
Adrenaline auto injectors (AAI) are the mainstay of treatment in anaphylaxis. However, many caregivers of children with food allergies are unable to administer an AAI when assessed. One proposed factor for this finding is the lack of training and familiarity of the different AAI devices. The ...
An adrenaline autoinjector (epinephrine autoinjector, AAI) is a medical device for injecting a measured dose or doses of adrenaline using autoinjector technology. The adrenaline delivered by the device is an emergency treatment for anaphylactic reaction [4]. Several types of adrenaline autoinjectors ...
Adrenaline auto injectors (AAI) are the mainstay of treatment in anaphylaxis. However, many caregivers of children with food allergies are unable to administer an AAI when assessed. One proposed factor for this finding is the lack of training and familiarity of the different AAI devices. The ...