You have responded for a five-year-old girl in severe respiratory distress apparently from an allergic reaction. You remember that the treatment for severe anaphylaxis for a child this age is:

A) intravenous epinephrine 1:1000 at a dosage of 0.01 mg/kg.
B) subcutaneous epinephrine 1: 10,000 at a dosage of 0.01 mg/kg.
C) intramuscular epinephrine 1: 1000 at a dosage of 0.1 mg/kg.
D) intramuscular epinephrine 1:1000 at a dosage of 0.01 mg/kg.

D

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