Epinephrine for croup
Epinephrine is a medication that helps open swollen breathing tubes. Epinephrine is given through a nebulizer in a process called a breathing treatment.
One breathing treatment with epinephrine may be enough, but sometimes children with croup symptoms need a second treatment or a different medication to take later at home. Children will be watched in the doctor's office or emergency department for several hours after getting a breathing treatment with epinephrine to be sure another treatment is not needed.
| Author: | Amy Fackler, MA Carrie Henley | Last Updated: October 16, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics | |
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