Mass Casualty Incident Involving Rapid Acting Insulin.
Mark Y LiaoTyler FulksJason GarnerMichael W SupplesNancy King GloberPublished in: Prehospital emergency care (2023)
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.
Keyphrases
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- glycemic control
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiac arrest
- high school
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- emergency medical
- protein protein
- small molecule
- skeletal muscle
- amino acid
- trauma patients