Table 1.
(A) Identification of symptoms (IS) | (B) Autoinjector administration skills (AS) | (C) Administration time (AT) |
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Signs and symptoms that indicate presence of anaphylactic shock on cutaneous (pruritus and morbilliform rash) and respiratory (dyspnea and cough) level. Symptoms 1 (S1): number of visual fixations towards the signs and symptoms that the participant makes before using the autoinjector. Symptoms 2 (S2): number of visual fixations towards the signs and symptoms that the participant makes during the administration of the autoinjector. Symptoms 3 (S3): number of visual fixations towards the signs and symptoms that the participant makes after the administration of the autoinjector. Symptoms 1 in percentage (S1%): percentage of visual fixations towards the signs and symptoms that the participant makes before using the autoinjector. Symptoms 2 in percentage (S2%): percentage of visual fixations towards the signs and symptoms that the participant makes during the administration of the autoinjector. Symptoms 3 in percentage (S3%): percentage of visual fixations towards the signs and symptoms that the participant makes after the administration of the autoinjector. |
Autoinjector error (AE): incorrect or no use of the injector. Incorrect use was considered as using the injector upside down, no removal of security cap, and/or no firing of the needle during administration. Thigh localization (TL): it was considered as a quality localization if the administration was made in the thigh musculature. Quality administration (AQ): it was considered as a quality administration if (i) the injector was prepared and used in a correct way, (ii) the injection time (IT) was equal to or greater than ten seconds, (iii) the administration was made in the thigh musculature. Efficient administration (AE): an efficient administration was recorded when, even though a quality administration was not performed, it was efficient for the patient. It was considered as an efficient administration when (i) the injector was prepared and used in a correct way, (ii) the injection time (IT) was equal to or greater than three seconds, (iii) the administration was made in the thigh musculature. |
Hand time (HT): time (in seconds) from the beginning of the scenario until the participant held the injector in his or her hand. Use time (UT): time (in seconds) from the beginning of the scenario until the injection was made. Injection time (IT): time (in seconds) that the injector remained inserted in the patient's thigh to inject adrenaline. |