Digital EpiPen injection

Background

Accidental digital self-injection of epinephrine from an EpiPen.

Diagnosis

Clinical ==Work-Up==

None ====

Treatment1) Observation for 2 hours after injection2) If continued ischemia sx after 2 hrs, give phentolamine mesylate 1.5mg in 1 mL of lidocaine into the ischemic area ==Disposition==

Home

See Also

Tox: Epinephrine

Source

"Six Years of Epinephrine Digital injections: Absence of Significant Local or Systemic Effects." Annals of EM. Sept. 2010. 56(3):p270-274.