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July 30, 2013

Death From a Severe Nosebleed

Image by RIs from Wikipedia Attila the Hun was one of the most feared enemies of the Roman Empire. Ruler of the Huns from the year 434 until his death in 452, his empire stretched from Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. Although there are numerous theories as to how he died, the conventional account is that he died from a severe nosebleed on his wedding night. Some may scoff that only people in historical times die from nosebleeds ... but it …
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April 20, 2012

Why Does EpiPen Have to be Injected into the Thigh?

As any severely food allergic patients know, when suffering from a potentially life-threatening anaphylactic reaction, they need to jab an epinephrine needle into the side of their thigh... But... why the thigh? Why not the arm like most other shots? Per AAAAI , there have been 3 anatomic sites investigated to determine which location offers the fastest systemic absorption of epinephrine when injected intramuscularly and/or subcutaneously. Intramuscular injection in the upper arm (delto…
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