Investigating the cause of a problem in which a woman who had suffered severe anaphylaxis in Chiba City was temporarily transported to a state of cardiopulmonary arrest by administering "adrenaline", which is not approved for use by paramedics. A third-party committee has put together a report stating that there was a lack of knowledge on the ground and the doctors who gave instructions were inadequate.
According to the Chiba City Fire Department, in October last year, while a teenage woman who had severe anaphylaxis due to food allergies was being transported by ambulance, a paramedic accidentally injected "adrenaline", which was not originally approved for use. , The woman was temporarily in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.
In response to this mistake, Chiba City set up a third-party committee made up of doctors and proceeded with the investigation, and found that there was no injection drug called "EpiPen" for paramedics in their 20s to relieve the shock symptoms. It means that it was found that "adrenaline" was administered by misunderstanding the conditions of use when it was approved for emergency use.
Furthermore, in the investigation, it was found that the doctor who was giving instructions over the phone did not fully understand the situation even though he had doubts about the response at the site and left it as it was, and it was said that multiple factors overlapped and a mistake occurred. is.
The survey results will be summarized in a report and will be announced by Chiba City on the 11th.