freedominwickedness:section9:freedominwickedness:cunthulhu:aroacelukeskywalker:nursenotes:1. Fist: M
freedominwickedness:section9:freedominwickedness:cunthulhu:aroacelukeskywalker:nursenotes:1. Fist: Make a fist around the epi-pen, don’t place your thumb/fingers over either end2. Flick the blue cap off3. Fire. Press down into the outer thigh (the big muscle in there), hold for 10 seconds before removing (the orange cap will cover the needle). Bare skin is best but the epi-pen will go through clothing. Avoid pockets and seams. - Ring an ambulance even if everything seems to be fine!Oh my god.So as someone who has to carry an epipen EVERYWHERE I am so happy to see that there’s an info post about them.Like in the extreme case that I can’t inject myself, somebody else would have to do it, but nobody knows how to do it! Thank you, this may just save my life some day.everyone please learn this for my sake thank you Just to clarify: if you put your thumb over the orange end of the Epipen, THE NEEDLE WILL DEPLOY THROUGH YOUR THUMB, which is both extremely painful and will waste the contents that the patient needs. The Epipen needle is spring-loaded with a VERY powerful spring to guarantee a “clean” deployment even through clothing. Handle it with care, and CALL 911 as soon as you’ve administered the Epipen — epinephrine does not “cure” anaphyactic shock, it only slows down the effects and buys time for medical help to arrive.Wait…people don’t know that? How the fuck do they think it works? It’s more that people are not good at logical analysis in the middle of a life and death stress scenario, and when you say “spring loaded”, people tend to think G.I. Joe toy. -- source link