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- None in the emergency setting
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- Do not mix with alkaline solutions
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- Angina
- Anxiety
- Acute hyper tension
- Headache
- Heart palpitations
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Pallor
- Shortness of breath
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- 0.3mg (1:1000) IM and repeat every 5-10 minutes as needed.
- Supplied in multi-dose vial - 30mg in 30ml (1:1000).
- Also supplied as single dose ampule - 1mg in 1ml (1:1000).
- Supplied as Adult Epipen – 0.3mg (1:1000) for patients who weigh more than 30kg.
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- 0.01mg per kg IM or SQ (IM preferred) - do NOT exceed 0.3mg dose.
- Supplied as Junior Epipen – 0.15mg (1:1000) for patients who weigh between 15kg and 30kg.
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- Can be given IM or SQ but IM is preferred.
- Make sure you use the 1:1000 concentrations.
- Massage the site after injection to hasten absorption.
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- Adrenergic agonist (Sympathomimetic).
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- Directly stimulates the alpha and beta adrenergic receptors in the sympathetic nervous system.
- Bronchodilator; Relaxes the bronchial smooth muscles and inhibits histamine release.
- Cardiovascular and vasopressor; Produces positive chronotropic and inotropic effects, thereby increasing cardiac output, myocardial oxygen consumption and force of contractions.
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