A full list of SPEG Adrenal Insufficiency resources can be found below.
Professional resources can be found at the bottom of the page.
Family / Patient / Carer (information sources)
Adrenal Insufficiency: A Guide for Parents (leaflet currently under review following BSPED guidance)
Adrenal Insufficiency: A Guide for School Nurses and Teachers
Adrenal Insufficiency Card for Medikit (leaflet under review following BSPED guidance)
Emergency Support Information / Tools
How to give an injection of Hydrocortisone
Hydrocortisone injection (ready diluted) video
This short video (with subtitles) details the procedure for administering an emergency Intramuscular Hydrocortisone injection using a ready-diluted preparation (Hydrocortisone Sodium Phosphate)
Hydrocortisone injection (powdered formula) video
This short video (with subtitles) details the procedure for administering an emergency Intramuscular Hydrocortisone injection using a powdered formula that requires dilution prior to administration (Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate)
Other video information
Emergency hydrocortisone injections (from 9:11)
Hydrocortisone liquid standard syringe
How to Give an Emergency Injection of Liquid Hydrocortisone
Making a 999 Call (Concertina Card)
How to Prepare an Emergency Injection of Powder Hydrocortisone
Other aspects
Synacthen Test: Information for Patients, Parents and Carers
Professional Resources
British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) – Adrenal Insufficiency consensus guidelines can be found here.
