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EpiPen 4 Schools

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hi I'm dr. Ruchi Gupta and today I'll be talking about anaphylaxis how to respond if it happens in your school when it comes to managing severe allergies and anaphylaxis it's critical that you have the tools to know it see it and treat it first it's important to know the basics about Anna what it is and who's at risk Praxis is a medical term describing a serious life-threatening allergic reaction that can happen with a minute without warning what happens when the immune system taking the over React to what we call an allergic trigger, includes food stinging or biting insects latex medicine or exercise avoiding nelon allergic triggers is the first step to preventing anaphylaxis from happening but and sometimes people can develop severe allergies to something they've been in contact with before with no problems signs and symptoms can vary person-to-person the students May describe what they are experiencing differently than an adult what current price of the body affected by anaphylaxis include the skin visible symptoms like rash hi there, but I don't always present listen for verbal cues like my skin feels prickly are my arm feels strange the Airways listen carefully funny coughing or wheezing a child say something like my chest hurts or it's hard to breathe digestive system the person may complain about an upset stomach or nausea mermaid again Department vascular system weak pulse and fainting central nervous system dizziness headaches and confusion for a child you suspect is experiencing anaphylaxis this something as simple as I feel funny although there is no absolute rule doctors generally identify anaphylaxis by one of the following if the person has respiratory or cardiovascular symptoms such as experiencing trouble are chest pains or if the person has symptoms involving two or more body system such as a skin rash or perhaps they develop when tragedies life-threatening allergies occur because people had trouble recognizing anaphylaxis from a less severe allergic reaction that's why it's critical to know the symptoms and the Third how to treat anaphylaxis if it happen a person experiencing anaphylaxis should be treated right away with an epinephrine auto-injector that is an EpiPen auto-injector and seek immediate emergency medical care after use an epinephrine injection 0.3 mg EpiPen Jr epinephrine injection 0.1 mg auto-injectors or for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions anaphylaxis caused by allergens exercise or unknown triggers and for people who are at increased risk these reactions EpiPen and EpiPen Jr are intended for immediate Administration as emergency supportive therapy only seek immediate emergency medical help right away seeking immediate emergency medical care is important because Care Professionals in some cases reactions can look like they've resolved or gone away but the person can begin experiencing symptoms again Nationals anaphylaxis access to to epinephrine auto-injectors at all times having this access is important because up to 20% of people experiencing anaphylaxis require more dose of epinephrine before sentence inside it's more than two sequential doses of epinephrine I need it should only be given under direct medical supervision please know that anti has are corticosteroids do not treat life-threatening symptoms of anaphylaxis epinephrine is the first line treatment for a life-threatening allergic reaction your caregiver or others who may be in a position to administer EpiPen or EpiPen Jr inject into the middle of your outer thigh upper leg through clothing if necessary get emergency medical help right away you may need further medical attention only true professional should give additional doses of epinephrine if you need more than two injections for a single anaphylactic episode do not inject into your veins buttocks fingers toes hands or feet in case of accident please seek immediate medical treatment epinephrine should be used with caution if you have heart disease or are taking certain medicines that can cause heart related cardiac symptoms the most common side effects may include increase in heart rate stronger or irregular heartbeat sweating nausea or vomiting difficulty Payless dizziness weakness shakiness headache apprehension nervousness or anxiety test tell your Healthcare professional if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away with an estimated and 13 kids in the US living with a this is the EpiPen auto-injector when is her patients weighing 66 pounds or more as you can see it has a yellow label and one for patients weighing 33 to 66 pounds does EpiPen Jr it has a green label an EpiPen Jr or both is important to remember to refill your EpiPen prescription before it expires you can find the expiration date right here on the auto injector how to take a look to make sure the solution inside the EpiPen is clear and not discolored at this is important for you to have two epipens on hand at all times and EpiPen Jr coming to pack each 2 pack also comes with the training device pattypan everywhere you go you can only help you if you know how to use it correctly in a moment I will show you how to self administer an EpiPen you can follow these steps whether you're administering EpiPen to yourself or a caregiver administering EpiPen or EpiPen Jr to get started by removing the EpiPen from the carrier to buy flipping open the cap and then tipping the tube and sliding it out it's important that you don't Place anything in the carrier because this may prevent you from remove happy pain when you need to use it once you're ready to use the EpiPen start by grasping the unit with the orange tip pointing downward the needle comes out of the orange tip so make sure you never press push up with your fingers or hand over it next Professor around the EpiPen with the orange tip down with your other hand pull off the blue safety relief to inject whole the orange tip near your outer thigh then swing and former Michigan store outer thigh at a 90 degree angle until you the EpiPen click the EpiPen is made to work through clothing the EpiPen firmly against your thigh for approximately 10 seconds to deliver the medicine now that the injection is complete remove the EpiPen and massage the injection site for 10 most of the liquid will still be left in the EpiPen after you finish the injection once you've used the EpiPen get emergency medical help right away then place the used EpiPen back in the carrying case as you'll notice the cat the carrying case will not close after the EpiPen has been used and lastly make sure to take the use of EpiPen with you to the hospital emergency room to properly dispose of expired or use EpiPen units in carrier to make sure to take them to your doctor's office Virtua hospital I use auto injector with an extended needle cover will not fit in a carrier tube important safety information EpiPen epinephrine injection 0.3 mg and EpiPen Jr injection 0.1 mg Auto injectors contain a single dose of epinephrine which you or your caregiver or others who may be in a position to administer EpiPen or EpiPen Jr check into the middle of your outer thigh upper leg necessary get emergency medical help right away you may need further medical attention only a healthcare professional should give additional doses of epinephrine if you need more than two injections for a single anaphylactic episode do not inject into your vein spotix fingers toes hands or feet in case of accidental injection if you have heart disease related cardiac symptoms medical conditions such as asthma depression thyroid disease Parkinson's disease diabetes high blood pressure or heart disease have any other medical conditions are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or plan to breastfeed to tell your doctor all the medicines you take especially medicines for asthma if you have certain medical conditions or take certain medicines your condition make it worse or you may have longer lasting side effects when you use EpiPen Dorothy man jr. increase in heart rate stronger or irregular heartbeat sweating nausea or vomiting difficulty breathing sweet this shaking his head ache apprehension nervousness or anxiety the side effects make a way if you rest your health care professional if you have any side effect that bothers you or the does not go away visit epipen.com for full prescribing information and patient information indications that depends on your auto injectors are for the emerging treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions anaphylaxis caused by allergens exercise or unknown triggers and for people who are at increased risk for these reactions EpiPen EpiPen Jr and it for immediate Administration as emergency support the only emergency medical help right away talk to your Healthcare professional to see if EpiPen or EpiPen Jr auto-injector is right for you you are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA is it www.fda.gov medwatch or call 1-800 FDA 1088 for more information about EpiPen and to sign up for expiration date reminders. Com EpiPen epinephrine injection 0.3 mg and EpiPen Jr epinephrine injection 0.15 auto injector for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions anaphylaxis caused by allergens exercise or unknown triggers and for people who are at increased risk for these reactions EpiPen EpiPen Jr are intended for Administration as emergency supportive therapy only emergency medical help right away important safety information about epinephrine which you or your caregiver or other you may be in a position to administer EpiPen or EpiPen Jr inject into the middle of your outer thigh upper leg through clothing if necessary get emergency medical help right away you may need further medical attention only a healthcare professional should give it to doses of epinephrine if you need more than two injections for a single anaphylactic episode do not inject into your veins buttocks fingers toes hands or feet in case of accidental injection please seek immediate medical treatment epinephrine should be used with if you have heart disease or are taking certain medicines that can cause heart-related cardiac symptoms tell your doctor if you have certain medical conditions such as asthma depression thyroid disease Parkinson's disease diabetes high blood pressure or heart disease other medical conditions are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed be sure to also tell your doctor all the medicines you take especially medicines for asthma if you have certain medical conditions or take certain medicines or condition or you may have longer lasting side effects when you use EpiPen or EpiPen Jr the most common side effects may include increase in heart rate stronger or irregular heartbeat sweating nausea or vomiting difficulty breathing paleness dizziness week shakiness headache apprehension nervousness or anxiety these side effects may go away if you rest tell your Healthcare professional if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away please see the full prescribing information and patient information you are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA visit www.fda.gov medwatch or call 1 800 FDA 1088 for additional information please does an 800-395-3376