Auto-Injector
Alternative Epinephrine Auto-Injector
... attention for these severe allergic reactions as a result of anaphylaxis [1]. Anaphylaxis (also known as anaphylactic shock) causes your immune system to release a flood of chemical substances, including histamine from ...
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Development and usability of a new subcutaneous auto-injector device to administer hydroxyprogesterone caproate to reduce the risk of recurrent preterm birth
... Usability studies consisted of a single, one-on-one testing session per participant that lasted ~ 45 min and took place in a simulated home environment, characterized by moder- ate lighting ( ~ 200 lux) and visual and ...
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Patient satisfaction with ExtaviPro™ 30G, a new auto-injector for administering interferon β-1b in multiple sclerosis: results from a real-world, observational EXCHANGE study
... self-administering auto-injector device for at least 3 months before the study entry, who were recommended to switch to IFN β-1b (Extavia®) administered using new ExtaviPro™ 30G auto-injector ...
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Management of anaphylaxis in schools: Evaluation of an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen®) use by school personnel and comparison of two approaches of soliciting participation
... Given the poor performance observed despite 89.2% of all participants reporting training, the quality and fre- quency of school personnel training needs to be exam- ined. In Quebec, school personnel are trained in ...
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Evaluation of performance, acceptance, and compliance of an auto-injector in healthy and rheumatoid arthritic subjects measured by a motion capture system
... the injector in place for 60 seconds while seated in a chair even though the time for a full dose is typically ~ 10 ...the auto-injector and per- forming the injection (Table ...
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Treatment adherence with the easypod™ growth hormone electronic auto-injector and patient acceptance: survey results from 824 children and their parents
... electronic auto-injector device, easy- pod™, has a number of features, such as preset dosing, an electronic skin sensor and adjustable injection set- tings, designed to make daily administration of r-hGH ...
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Auto-injector needle length may be inadequate to deliver epinephrine intramuscularly in women with confirmed food allergy
... epinephrine auto-injector is likely adequate for intramuscular delivery of epinephrine in many patients at risk of anaphylaxis, it does not appear to be adequate for a significant proportion of ...
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Epinephrine auto-injector prescriptions to food-allergic patients in primary care in The Netherlands
... Background: The knowledge of general practitioner(s) (GPs) regarding food allergy and anaphylaxis and practices in the prescription of epinephrine auto‑injector(s) (EAIs) among GPs has previously only been ...
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I M THE WORLD S ONLY TALKING EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR.
... Auvi-Q® is intended for immediate administration in patients who are determined to be at increased risk for anaphylaxis, including individuals with a history of anaphylactic reactions.. [r] ...
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EMR DATA QUALITY EVALUATION GUIDE
... Description Epinephrine auto-injector devices are solely used for treating anaphylaxis. Any patient prescribed this medication should have a documented allergy with a severity level of[r] ...
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Health-related quality of life, assessed with a disease-specific questionnaire, in Swedish adults suffering from well-diagnosed food allergy to staple foods
... The disease-specific questionnaire FAQLQ-AF is a valid in- strument and gives important information when studying quality of life in food allergic adults in Sweden. In particu- lar, the restrictions imposed on the ...
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Food Allergies Guidelines
... Discuss with the nurse the location of the student’s prescribed epinephrine auto-injector(s) during the school day, and who is authorized to administer the epinephrine, which can be any[r] ...
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Anaphylaxis
... professionals often fail to recognize and diagnose early signs and symptoms of the condition. Clinical manifestations vary widely; however, the most common signs are cutaneous symptoms, including urticaria, angioedema, ...
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Health-related quality of life worsens by school age amongst children with food allergy
... amongst those with staple food allergy, HRQL was worse amongst those who carried an epinephrine auto- injector (EAI) or had concomitant allergic disease [4, 5]. To our knowledge, differences within an age ...
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Managing Life Threatening Food Allergies in Schools
... The auto-injector is quite durable, but may be damaged if ...place auto-injector in an impermeable container, if available, and give to Emergency Medical personnel to take to the Emergency ...
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Anaphylaxis
... The mainstays of long-term management for patients who have experienced an anaphylactic episode include: specialist assessment, a prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector, patient a[r] ...
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Children under 15 kg with food allergy may be at risk of having epinephrine auto-injectors administered into bone
... ing that none of these children were at risk of having the auto-injector administered into the subcutaneous space. Our findings contrast those reported by Stecher et al. [12] who identified 12% of children ...
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Patient assessment of an electronic device for subcutaneous self-injection of interferon ß-1a for multiple sclerosis: an observational study in the UK and Ireland
... Methods: Patients with RRMS (n = 63), aged 18–65 years, naïve to subcutaneous (sc) interferon (IFN) β-1a therapy, were recruited to a Phase IV, observational, open-label, multicenter study (NCT01195870). Patients ...
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<p>Addition Of A Sleeve To The Etanercept Autoinjector (Enbrel<sup>®</sup> MyClic<sup>®</sup>) Improves Ease Of Use In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis</p>
... bDMARDs are frequently self-administered by patients and different subcutaneous injection methods are available: vials with a syringe, pre- fi lled syringes, and autoinjector devices (pens). Studies have shown that ...
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Living with severe allergy: an Anaphylaxis Campaign national survey of young people
... nephrine auto-injectors, only 66% carried them all the time, contrary to usual healthcare professional/Anaphylaxis Campaign ...their auto-injector; given the number of A&E visits, this may ...
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