A camp nurse has been notified that one of the campers, who has an allergy to bee stings, has been stung. The nurse gets to the child and begins her assessment. The child is noted to have stridor and has broken out in hives over her entire body
The nurse knows that this is a medical emergency and has brought the child's medication with her to the site. What is the anticipated medication the nurse should administer at this time? 1. EpiPen
2. Benadryl
3. Tylenol
4. An antihistamine
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1. The EpiPen will help decrease the respiratory tract swelling because this is an anaphylactic episode.
2. Benadryl can be used, but in this case, the child is in respiratory danger and needs a fast-acting medication.
3. Tylenol is not used in this anaphylactic event.
4. An antihistamine can be used, but it works too slowly for this situation due to the respiratory involvement.
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