Children with food allergies should carry two doses of emergency medicine
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
In a large six-year review of emergency department (ED) data, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, found that many children with severe food-related allergic reactions need a second dose of epinephrine, suggesting that patients carrying EpiPens should carry two doses instead of one.