A patient has just been brought into the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of the local hospital suffering with acute anaphylaxis.  He requires an injection of 500 microgram of adrenaline.  The A&E department has 1:10,000 adrenaline solution for injection in stock. How many millilitres of adrenaline 1:10,000 should the patient receive? units - ml

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A patient has just been brought into the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of the local hospital suffering with acute anaphylaxis.  He requires an injection of 500 microgram of adrenaline.  The A&E department has 1:10,000 adrenaline solution for injection in stock.

How many millilitres of adrenaline 1:10,000 should the patient receive?

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