Question

A 24-year-old woman collapses at a café shortly after eating a meal containing peanuts. She is wheezy, hypotensive (BP 80/50 mmHg) and has widespread urticaria. You diagnose anaphylaxis. She weighs 60 kg. According to Australian anaphylaxis guidance, what is the correct initial dose and route of adrenaline?

Accepted Answer

0.5 mg IM adrenaline 1:1000 into the lateral thigh

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0.3 mg IV bolus adrenaline 1:10 000

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0.3 mg IM adrenaline 1:1000 into the lateral thigh

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0.01 mg/kg IM adrenaline 1:10 000 into the deltoid

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0.5 mg subcutaneous adrenaline 1:1000 into the abdomen

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