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ArticleAllergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2020

Epinephrine auto-injector needle length: The impact of winter clothing.

Sten Dreborg, Gina Tsai, Harold Kim

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Article in Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. The pharmacokinetics of epinephrine/adrenaline autoinjectors.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2021
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Sten Dreborg1Department Child and Adolescent Allergology, Women's and Children's Health, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3544-1557
Gina Tsai2Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-5512
Harold Kim2Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0497-844X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpinephrine auto-injectors are expected to deliver the drug intramuscularly.

objectiveTo study whether injection through clothing influences the frequency of subcutaneous and intraosseous/periosteal deposition of epinephrine.

methodsSkin to muscle and skin to bone distances were measured for 303 children and adolescents and 99 adults. Distance was determined by ultrasound, with high or low pressure on the ultrasound probe. The risk/percentage of subcutaneous and intraosseous/periosteal injections was calculated using the lower and upper limits for the authority-approved length of EAI needles as provided by two high pressure EAI manufacturers and one low pressure EAI manufacturer. The addition winter clothing on the delivery of epinephrine was illustrated by comparing drug delivery fissue depth with no clothes. Furthermore, the riof non-intramuscular delivery for the shortest and longest approved needle length was calculated.

resultsWhen using EpipenJr

conclusionThe risk of intraosseous/periosteal injections decreases and the risk of subcutaneous injection increases when injecting through winter clothes for all EAIs.

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Auto-injectorClothingEpinephrineIntramuscularIntraosseousPeriostealSkin to bone distanceSkin to muscle distanceSubcutaneous

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PMID32322286
PMCPMC7160976

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