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Mass Casualty Incident Involving Rapid Acting Insulin

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Abstract We report on an unusual prehospital incident involving the inadvertent administration of short-acting insulin among a group of high school students. Sixteen students iatrogenically received 10 units of insulin… Click to show full abstract

Abstract We report on an unusual prehospital incident involving the inadvertent administration of short-acting insulin among a group of high school students. Sixteen students iatrogenically received 10 units of insulin lispro intradermally instead of tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD), resulting in several students experiencing symptomatic hypoglycemia. A mass casualty incident was declared and the local poison center consulted. An incident command system, with the support of on-scene EMS physicians, was established to track, treat, and transport the involved patients.

Keywords: casualty incident; incident; acting insulin; mass casualty; incident involving

Journal Title: Prehospital Emergency Care
Year Published: 2023

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