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. 2004 May;86(3):218–219. doi: 10.1308/003588404323043391

Accidental Epipen injection into a digit - the value of a Google search.

M J A Turner 1, A D Purushotham 1
PMCID: PMC1964178  PMID: 15140311

Abstract

Despite the lack of awareness by the clinicians consulted of the most suitable treatment for accidentally injected epinephrine, this patient was successfully treated due mainly to the ability of clinicians on-site to access the Internet in the A&E department. A broad search engine such as Google can be an invaluable tool in finding important clinical information rapidly.

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