Pediatric anaphylaxis management in the prehospital setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-51

  Tiyyagura, Gunjan Kamdar ^a   Arnold, Linda ^a   Cone, David C ^a   Langhan, Melissa ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Emergency medical services; Nurses; Pediatric emergency department; Pediatrics; Prehospital care

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CONNECTICUT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 84890487054     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.825352     Document Type: Article

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