Epinephrine Autoinjectors Save Lives but Can Cut like a Knife (IMAGE)

American College of Emergency Physicians

Epinephrine Autoinjectors Save Lives but Can Cut like a Knife

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Epinephrine autoinjectors can be life-saving for patients experiencing anaphylaxis -- a life-threatening emergency - but a new case series published online Tuesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine identifies design features of EpiPens, the most commonly used autoinjector, that appear to be contributing to injuries in children ('Lacerations and Embedded Needles Caused by Epinephrine Autoinjector Use in Children').

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<i>Annals of Emergency Medicine</i>, Elsevier Publishing.

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