Accidental digital injection of epinephrine with EpiPen;Accidentel injektion af adrenalin i en finger med EpiPen

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 160, Issue 45, 1998, Pages 6531-6532

  Kaspersen, Jon ^a,b   Vedsted, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DRUG INSTILLATION; FINGER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIA; SELF INJECTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASOSPASM; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0032476620     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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