Question

A 32-year-old man (weight 80 kg) presents with generalised urticaria, dyspnoea, wheeze and hypotension 15 minutes after a bee sting on his arm while bushwalking. He is in a rural clinic. What is the most appropriate immediate dose and route of adrenaline for this adult anaphylaxis?

Accepted Answer

0.5 mg intramuscular adrenaline (1:1000) into the anterolateral thigh

Answer

0.3 mg intravenous bolus of 1:10 000 adrenaline

Answer

0.3 mg intramuscular adrenaline (1:1000) into the deltoid

Answer

1 mg intravenous bolus of 1:1000 adrenaline

Answer

0.1 mg subcutaneous adrenaline (1:1000) into the thigh

Practice question

A 32-year-old man (weight 80 kg) presents with generalised urticaria, dyspnoea, wheeze and hypotension 15 minutes after a bee sting on his arm while bushwalking. He is in a rural clinic. What is the most appropriate immediate dose and route of adrenaline for this adult anaphylaxis?