From: Treatment of initial allergic reactions to peanut inside and outside of health care facilities
% of Respondents Receiving each Treatment in HCF | % of Respondents Receiving each Treatment outside HCF | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Epinephrine +/- other medications% (95% CI) | Other medications (excluding epinephrine) | None | Epinephrine +/- other medications | Other medications (excluding epinephrine) | None | |
All reactions | 21.3 (17.0-26.3) | 50.7 (45.0-56.4) | 28.0 (23.2-33.5) | 3.0 (1.8-5.1) | 47.2 (42.6-51.8) | 49.8 (45.2-54.4) |
Severity | ||||||
Mild | 4.9 (1.5-16.2) | 39.0 (25.6-54.4) | 56.1 (40.1-70.2) | 0.0 (0.0-2.6) | 50.4 (41.1-58.5) | 49.6 (41.5-57.8) |
Moderate | 15.1 (10.4-21.5) | 54.1 (46.3-61.7) | 30.8 (24.1-38-4) | 4.3 (2.3-7.8) | 46.8 (40.4-53.2) | 48.9 (42.5-55.4) |
Severe | 38.5 (29.4-48.6) | 50.0 (40.1-59.9) | 11.5 (6.5-19.4) | 4.5 (1.8-11.2) | 43.2 (33.3-53.7) | 52.3 (41.9-62.5) |
Peanut allergy diagnosed prior to reaction | ||||||
Yes | 17.2 (7.7-34.8) | 48.3 (31.3-65.7) | 34.5 (20.0-52.9) | 6.5 (2.3-17.6) | 67.4 (52.8-79.2) | 26.1 (15.6-40.4) |
No | 20.9 (16.0-26.8) | 53.6 (47.0-60.2) | 25.5 (20.1-31.6) | 2.7 (1.4-5.0) | 44.7 (39.4-50.0) | 52.6 (47.3-58.0) |