Pediatric and neonatal patients are particularly vulnerable to epinephrine dosing errors

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 704-705

  Rosenbluth, Glenn ^a   Wilson, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

BODY WEIGHT; CONFUSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN CARE; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

CHILD; DRUG LABELING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICATION ERRORS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 78649519366     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.05.039     Document Type: Letter

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