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Table 5 School personnel’s ability to complete each step of the EpiPen® assessment

From: Management of anaphylaxis in schools: Evaluation of an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen®) use by school personnel and comparison of two approaches of soliciting participation

 

All participants

N = 343

%

Partial Disclosure Group

N = 187

% (95% CI)

Full Disclosure Group

N = 156

% (95% CI)

Difference

% (95% CI)

Step 1

81,5

81.0 (74.6, 86.4)

82.1 (75.1, 87.7)

−1.1 (−9.3, 7.2)

Step 2

51,8

45.1 (37.8, 52.6)

59.6 (51.5, 67.4)

−14.5 (−25.0, -4.0)

Step 3

87,1

91.3 (86.3, 94.9)

82.1 (75.1, 87.7)

9.3 (2.0, 16.5)

Step 4

37,2

34.6 (27.8, 41.9)

40.4 (32.6, 48.5)

−5.8 (−16.1, 4.5)

  1. CI – Confidence Interval.
  2. Step 1 - Removal of the grey safety cap.
  3. Step 2 - Placement of the black tip against mid-outer thigh.
  4. Step 3 - Application of firm pressure until the devices activates (“click” heard).
  5. Step 4 - Holding of the device in place for 10 s.
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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

ISSN: 1710-1492

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