Chapter 4. Infant Health |
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Table 4.20. Percent of babies treated in each way for their symptoms by infant age1,2, among babies who had problems caused by food during these periods Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Month 0-4 | Month 5-9 | Month 10-12 | |
| Treated in a doctor's office or emergency room | 15.9 | 15.0 | 11.9 |
| Treated by emergency medical technician | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Admitted to a hospital | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Given epinephrine, such as with an EpiPen | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Given benedryl or other anti-histamine | 2.4 | 12.1 | 23.9 |
| Prescribed an EpiPen or other epinephrine | 0.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| None of the above | 82.1 | 75.7 | 69.2 |
| N | 246 | 206 | 201 |
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1Table is based on variables: M4C9A-G, M9C11A-G, MWC11A-G 2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply |
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