How do you use an EpiPen step by step?
Administer
- Place the orange tip on your thigh. Next, aim for the middle of the outer thigh, holding it at a right angle to the thigh.
- Swing the pen back about 6 inches and firmly push it against your thigh.
- Hold firmly in place for 3 seconds.
- Remove the EpiPen from your thigh.
- Massage the injection site.
How should an EpiPen be administered?
This medicine is injected under the skin or into the muscle of your outer thigh only. Do not inject this medicine into a vein, into the muscle of your buttocks, or into your fingers, toes, hands, or feet. To do so, may increase the chance of having serious side effects.
What stage do you use an EpiPen?
If you have been prescribed EpiPen®, you should carry it with you at all times… and use it immediately at the first signs and symptoms of a severe allergic reaction. In a severe allergic emergency, quick symptom recognition and immediate treatment are vital.
How do you use EpiPen first aid?
1 Form a fist around the EpiPen® and pull the blue safety release off. 2 Hold the patient’s leg still and place the orange end against the patient’s outer mid-thigh (with or without clothing). 3 Push down hard until a click is heard or felt, and hold in place for 3 seconds. REMOVE the EpiPen®.
Which three main steps are included in administering the epinephrine auto-injector?
Instructions for EpiPen:
- Take the epinephrine auto-injector out of its package.
- Remove the blue safety cap.
- Hold the auto-injector in your fist.
- Push the end with the needle firmly against the side of the child’s thigh, about halfway between the hip and knee.
- You can give the injection through clothes or on bare skin.
Why do you inject EpiPen into thigh?
This fast uptake of epinephrine is critical in the treatment of anaphylaxis. As opposed to the upper arm, the thigh muscle is one of the body’s largest muscles with more blood supply, so it allows much faster absorption of the medication.
How often do you use EpiPen?
How many doses of EpiPen® can be administered? If you or your child do not feel better or get worse, you can inject another dose of EpiPen® or EpiPen Jr® 5 to 15 minutes after the first injection. Do not inject more than 2 injections right after each other.
What is anaphylaxis action plan?
ASCIA Action Plans for Anaphylaxis provide instructions for first aid treatment of anaphylaxis, to be delivered by people without any special medical training or equipment, apart from access to an adrenaline autoinjector.
Which three main steps are included in administering the epinephrine auto injector?
What to do after administering EpiPen?
You should always be checked out at the ER after using your EpiPen. That is not because of the epinephrine, but because the allergic reaction probably requires further monitoring. Many patients also need more than one dose of epinephrine or other emergency treatments.
Which of the following should be assessed first for a patient who is in anaphylactic shock?
The management of a patient with anaphylaxis should start with the removal of exposure to the known or suspected trigger, if still possible [51], followed by the assessment of patient’s circulation, airway patency, breathing, mental status, skin, and, if possible, weight [44] (Fig. 1).
What is the most important step a nurse can take to prevent anaphylactic shock in a patient?
The answer is C. The FIRST step the nurse should take is to immediately remove the allergen. This would be stopping the medication, and then call a rapid response. The nurse should maintain the airway and start CPR (if needed) until help arrives.
Which action will the nurse take first when treating a client who is having an anaphylactic reaction?
H1 antihistamines — Epinephrine is first-line treatment for anaphylaxis, and there is no known equivalent substitute.
What needs to be included in an anaphylaxis management plan?
The Individual Anaphylaxis Management Plan includes the ASCIA Action Plan which describes the student’s allergies, symptoms, and the emergency response to administer the student’s adrenaline autoinjector should the student display symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction.
What are the rules for emergency care for patients with anaphylactic shock?
Do the following immediately:
- Call 911 or emergency medical help.
- Use an epinephrine autoinjector, if available, by pressing it into the person’s thigh.
- Make sure the person is lying down and elevate the legs.
- Check the person’s pulse and breathing and, if necessary, administer CPR or other first-aid measures.
Is it dangerous to use an EpiPen?
Yes it’s dangerous. It’s a stimulant. It puts your on edge. It doesn’t make you hyper aware or awake, just agitated easy. It can damage your heart. It’s not worth it unless needed. Not a good idea. There is no benefit for using it however there are (potentially serious) side effects.
What should I do after using EpiPen?
After you give the injection, call 911 or your local emergency services if you haven’t already done so. Tell the dispatcher about the anaphylactic reaction. While you wait for emergency responders
How do you know if you need an EpiPen?
– The type and duration of allergy symptoms – The situations and seasons when the symptoms occur – How long you have had the symptoms – What types of medications, including allergy medications, you take – Whether a suspected allergy has caused an anaphylactic reaction in the past
What does using the EpiPen feel like?
bleeding, blistering, burning, coldness, discoloration of the skin, feeling of pressure, hives, infection, inflammation, itching, lumps, numbness, pain, rash, redness, scarring, soreness, stinging, swelling, tenderness, tingling, ulceration, or warmth at the injection site