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The report also highlights the importance of patient and family education about the recognition and management of anaphylaxis in the community. It provides information to help clinicians identify patients at risk of anaphylaxis and new information about epinephrine and epinephrine autoinjectors (EAs).
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This clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics is an update of the 2007 clinical report on this topic. Epinephrine (adrenaline) can be life-saving when administered as rapidly as possible once anaphylaxis is recognized. Anaphylaxis is a severe, generalized allergic or hypersensitivity reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death.