A 3-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with acute left knee pain and
inability to bear weight with his left leg. He had a peanut allergy, for which he had been …

A 9-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department after accidentally injecting
himself with an epinephrine auto-injector. He had failed to correctly place it in a carrying …

Background The prevalence of epinephrine auto-injectors (EAI) use is on the rise. Our
objective was to describes children with hooked EAI needles that were embedded in soft …

Epinephrine is the treatment of choice for anaphylactic reactions, and it has to be
administered immediately in such a situation. However, unintentional digital injection with …

Discussion Epinephrine auto-injector accidental discharges are an unusual injury pattern,
but the incidence of such events is increasing in the United States. The emergency clinician …

Introduction Epinephrine autoinjector devices are used with increasing frequency to treat
severe anaphylactic reactions. Accidental injection, usually involving a finger, is a potential …

Study objective Epinephrine autoinjector use for anaphylaxis is increasing. There are
reports of digit injections because of incorrect autoinjector use, but no previous reports of …

An 11-year-old girl accidentally injected her right thumb with the EpiPen. This injection
caused immediate ischemic changes in the distal right thumb and developed paraesthesia …

Objective: To review the literature regarding therapeutic options for accidental epinephrine
exposure via EpiPen (Mylan Specialty Inc.) autoinjector devices and to suggest a treatment …

A 2-year-old is treated in the ED for anaphylaxis, but she receives a dose of epinephrine
intravenously when it should have been given intramuscularly. Unfortunately, this …