The patient with a severe peanut allergy was inadvertently exposed to peanuts at work. Dyspnea persists despite the patient using the epinephrine autoinjector and emergency medical services was contacted. Which concentration of epinephrine does the first responder prepare for intramuscular injection?

1:1,000. Epinephrine generally comes in two concentrations: 1:1,000 and 1:10,000. The more concentrated solution (1:1,000) is for IM or subcutaneous use only. The patient in this case should receive between 0.2 and 0.5 mL (0.2 to 0.5 mg) of epinephrine 1:1,000. The 1:10,000 dilution is for intravenous use.

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