Treatment of accidental digital injection of adrenaline from an auto-injector device

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 379-380

  McGovern, Scan J ^a,b  

^a Accident and Emergency Department   (United Kingdom)

^b CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Autoinjection; Ischaemia; Phentolamine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; SELF INJECTION; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; EPINEPHRINE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PHENTOLAMINE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030842196     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.6.379     Document Type: Article

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