How To Use an EpiPen

How To Use an EpiPen

How To Use an EpiPen

Knowing how to use an EpiPen is important. Doctors are seeing more and more children with allergies, especially food allergies. Due to the unpredictable nature of allergic reactions, epinephrine auto-injectors (EpiPens) are prescribed. EpiPens deliver medicine quickly and effectively. No child has ever had serious problems from a standard dose of epinephrine when using an EpiPen.

Times when you need to use an EpiPen can be stressful. To calmly react to an allergic reaction, know when and how to use an EpiPen, understand symptoms of allergic reactions and have an action plan in place.

**Updated instructions include holding the EpiPen in place for just three (3) seconds.
- Remove EpiPen from case.
- Pull off blue safety release.
- Inject epinephrine by firmly pushing orange needle end against outer thigh muscle until it “clicks.”
- Hold in place for 3 seconds to deliver epinephrine, then remove EpiPen.
- Seek emergency help by calling 9-1-1.

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0.03 -> I'm allergic to nuts I can eat
2.54 -> strawberries milk doesn't like me mommy
6 -> says I got an allergy
7.649 -> I get all red and bumpy my eyes get
9.809 -> puffy like this I don't bring you so
12.809 -> good my tongue gets a chief it made me
15.63 -> really scared this this this is my idea
20.46 -> every better be pen eiope pen take it
23.609 -> out of the case and pop off the cap make
26.25 -> it this like this like this get taking
28.98 -> these sound naps bigger kids sit or lie
31.56 -> down here's a spot just hold my legs to
34.079 -> press click and hold be sure to hear to
36.69 -> click hold it there for 10 seconds
39.09 -> that's 10 seconds always have an extra
42.27 -> EpiPen ready cuz the medicine can wear
44.52 -> off then call 9-1-1 easy white today
48.89 -> doctors are seeing more and more
51.18 -> children with allergies especially food
54.239 -> allergies in a room of twenty kids one
57.48 -> or more of them will have allergies
59.48 -> while most allergic reactions result in
62.579 -> merely uncomfortable symptoms some
65.369 -> anaphylactic reactions may be more
67.86 -> serious and even life-threatening about
70.74 -> 150 children and young adults die from
74.07 -> food allergies every year in the United
76.229 -> States due to the unpredictable nature
78.57 -> of allergic reactions over 2.4 million
82.08 -> epinephrine auto-injectors such as this
84.57 -> are currently being prescribed epi pens
88.08 -> deliver medicine quickly and effectively
90.53 -> but they only work if there are somebody
93.509 -> around who knows where the pen is when
96.299 -> to use it how to use it and will
99.329 -> actually do it times when you need to
102.42 -> use an EpiPen can be stressful and may
104.759 -> even be life-threatening
105.96 -> so it is important to have a plan of
108.06 -> action so you can calmly react to
110.77 -> situation knowing when to use an EpiPen
113.35 -> can be easy if a child eats something
116.259 -> they're allergic to has hives and is
118.659 -> wheezing give the shot sometimes however
121.74 -> symptoms may not be as obvious so if you
124.78 -> are in doubt always give the shot you
127.509 -> may not even have known what the child
129.19 -> has eaten but if you do suspect an
131.44 -> allergic reaction or a child is
133.239 -> demonstrating two or more symptoms don't
135.879 -> wait the longer you wait to administer
138.16 -> an EpiPen the harder it is to stop an
140.29 -> allergic reaction mild or severe and
142.48 -> allergic reactions can change for mild
145.209 -> to fatal quickly no child has ever died
149.11 -> or has had serious problems from a
151.66 -> standard dose of epinephrine to protect
153.88 -> the child in your life be prepared
156.209 -> memorize these steps and practice them
159.329 -> review each child's action plan know
162.459 -> where each child's EpiPen is located epi
166.36 -> equals 9-1-1 if you get it call it take
170.41 -> the EpiPen out of its case hold it in a
173.349 -> firm FISC rip remove the cap make sure
177.19 -> the child is sitting or lying down
179.609 -> identify the big muscle in the thigh
181.66 -> pull the leg and the child steadily
184.69 -> press the orange part firmly against the
187.66 -> thigh so that it clicks stay there don't
190.989 -> bounce hold for ten seconds press click
195.13 -> and hold some of you may have an
197.65 -> epinephrine injector that looks like
199.329 -> this this training device has yellow
201.91 -> caps but yours may have a different
204.01 -> color this has the same medicine as the
206.2 -> EpiPen the same kind of spring-loaded
208.42 -> needle and is used for exactly the same
211.209 -> reasons this injector has two safety cap
214.76 -> hold the injector in a fist grip don't
217.61 -> put your thumb on either end remove both
220.879 -> safety caps the red end is the action
223.76 -> end that's where the needle comes out
225.44 -> remember red to the leg the red end
228.59 -> should not touch anything else again
230.629 -> make sure the child is sitting or lying
233.209 -> down and hold for 10 seconds for this
237.17 -> device that the needle will remain
239.03 -> exposed after use please put it down
241.79 -> carefully or put it back in the case and
244.909 -> if you haven't done so already
247.22 -> call 911 any emergency medication or
251.09 -> device please be familiar with it before
253.609 -> you need to use

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN83hen4D-Y