"Two new studies show many don’t understand management of severe allergic reactions"
"Although 95% of the respondents in the study were prescribed epinephrine and 73% said they were comfortable with recognizing anaphylaxis symptoms, only 14% of respondents said they were very likely to use epinephrine first for anaphylaxis. The following were barriers to using epinephrine:
Not sure which symptoms to treat (40.6%)
Hesitant to go to the emergency room (24%)
Hesitant to call 911 (17.7%)
Not sure how to use epinephrine auto-injectors (11.5%)
Feared needles (5.2%)"
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