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Critical pediatric dosing errors often occur during crisis situations.
Certa Dose® is dedicated to changing these alarming statistics.
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Medical professionals can incorrectly dose patients up to 39% of the time.¹
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Critical dosing errors are three times more likely to occur in children than adults.²
The Certa Dose® epinephrine 1 mg/mL IM/SC syringe is FDA-cleared.
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Independent simulated studies suggest that color-coded dosage delivery systems may significantly reduce critical dosing errors.³ ⁴
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Color-coded dosing is intuitive—easy to learn, teach, and use.
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The color on the Certa Dose® epinephrine syringe matches the widely adopted Standard Pediatric Color Coding System for Weight.
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Certa Dose® 0.3 mL epinephrine syringe complies with Check & Inject for Basic Life Support (BLS) providers.
Research on Use of Color Coding Systems
White Paper on Pediatric Anaphylaxis
Summary of Clinical Findings Relating to Epinephrine Administration Errors
Summary of Clinical Findings Relating to Epinephrine Administration Errors
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Benjamin, Lee, et al. “Pediatric Medication Safety in the Emergency Department.” Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 Mar. 2018, http://bit.ly/Source_Pediatric_Medication_Safety_in_ER
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Kaushal, R, et al. “Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events in Pediatric Inpatients.” JAMA, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 25 Apr. 2001, http://bit.ly/Source_Medication_Errors_Adverse_Drug_Events_Pediatric_Inpatients
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Stevens, Allen D., et al. Resuscitation, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Nov. 2015, http://bit.ly/EMT_Paramedic_Study
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Moreira, Maria E., et al. Annals of Emergency Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Aug. 2015, http://bit.ly/Nurse_Doctor_Study