Criteria for selecting patients to carry an auto-injectors - all of the following:
(1) exposure to allergen not always avoidable
(2) able to understand how to use of the auto-injector AND physically able to use the device
(3) one or both of the following:
(2a) history of severe allergic reaction with respiratory difficulty or hypotension
(2b) asthma reaction to trace allergen exposure AND repeated exposure to allergen likely AND emergency medical care not readily available
Criteria for patients who are not candidates to carry an auto-injector - any of the following:
(1) exposure to allergen always avoidable
(2) localized (non-systemic) allergic reactions only
(3) no history of severe allergic reaction AND low risk (not high risk)
(4) unable to understand or make use of the device
