Junior doctor results in 2013 (n=68) compared with 2002 (n=78)
Case no. | Actual diagnosis | Year | Adrenaline given (all routes and all doses) | IM adrenaline (any dose) | IM adrenaline 0.5 mg 1:1000 (correct route and dose) | IV adrenaline (any dose) | Other, for example, subcut/nebulised adrenaline (any dose) |
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1 | Anaphylaxis | 2013 | 68 (100) | 50 (74) | 23 (34) | 17 (25) | 1 (1) |
2002 | 78 (100) | 35 (45) | 10 (13) | 33 (42) | 6 (8) | ||
2 | Foreign body inhalation | 2013 | 56 (82) | 43 (63) | 17 (25) | 3 (4) | 1 (1) |
2002 | 44 (56) | 23 (29) | 6 (8) | 13 (17) | 3 (4) | ||
3 | Urticaria | 2013 | 14 (21) | 8 (12) | 2 (3) | 4 (6) | 1 (1) |
2002 | 8 (10) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | ||
4 | Rash, ? antibiotic related, mild asthma | 2013 | 15 (22) | 9 (13) | 4 (6) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) |
2002 | 17 (22) | 6 (8) | 5 (6) | 5 (6) | 2 (3) | ||
5 | Angioedema (with ischaemic heart disease) | 2013 | 47 (69) | 36 (53) | 12 (18) | 7 (10) | 1 (1) |
2002 | 32 (41) | 17 (22) | 6 (8) | 7 (9) | 5 (8) |
Results displayed as total number of respondents (% of total respondents in brackets).
IM, intramuscular; IV, intravenous; subcut, subcutaneous.