Day #334 Epi Pens

I’d like to use today’s post to teach you how to use an epi pen. Ten years ago, a number of very brave people worked around the clock for days trying to rescue as many people as they could from the Twin Towers. I honor those people, and I’d like to do what I can to help you respond to a much smaller scale emergency situation, but one in which you could save a life.

An epi pen is a contraption about the size of a hot dog. Its purpose is to flood the body of a person who is having a severe allergic reaction with epinephrine, a drug that speeds up the heart rate and helps to keep the airways open so the person won’t suffocate.

Here’s what to do:

o   Open the plastic case and pull out the “hot dog”
o   Flip open the blue safety seal on the top of the epi pen
o   Do not touch the bright orange section on the other end. That’s where the needle is.
o   Jam the orange end HARD (REALLY HARD) against the front of the patient’s thigh to trigger the needle
o   Hold the “hot dog” in place for 10 seconds so the pen can inject the necessary dose.
o   Remove it and gently massage the spot for another 10 seconds.
o   Call 911.
o   When help arrives, show them the epi pen.

BEEattitude for Day # 334:

       Blessed are those who go out of their way to help others, for they shall sleep well at night.

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