Talk:EpiPen
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- If injecting someone else with an Epi-pen, be extremely careful not to accidentally inject yourself; this would needlessly endanger two lives: your own, and the person in need of the medicine.
- I am skeptical of the "usage notes" section even after my reformatting. I'm just not sure they belong in an encyclopedia. In any case, I don't think that the bullet above fits. I would never give my self an epi-pen shot for kicks (that needle hurts) but I don't think you can easily make the case that an accidental usage is life threatening under normal circumstances. Rossami 22:49, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- I also find the usage notes a little interesting, and unnecessary. Most if not all Epi-Pens have the instructions for use directly on the auto-injector. — Wheresmysocks 07:38, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)
- I did some EpiPen training today. Apparently accidental self-injection is very common, because people assume that the needle will come out of the end with the safety cap. As for the part about endangering your own life... it's adrenaline - it won't kill you. In fact, we're encouraged to jab first and ask questions later if we see the symptoms.Dazcha 11:59, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
- I also find the usage notes a little interesting, and unnecessary. Most if not all Epi-Pens have the instructions for use directly on the auto-injector. — Wheresmysocks 07:38, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Intraveneous
is this to be applied intraveneous, subcutaneous or intramuscular? --Abdull 8 July 2005 19:20 (UTC)
- intramuscular! i just got an epi-pen prescribed to me, and it says NEVER use it intravenously, it could basically kill you if you do. -dan 25 July 2005 9:49 (EST)
I just added information to back up the claim that IV use can kill or seriously maim. It has actually resulted in amputation due to the vascular constriction cutting off blood flow to extremities, especially in people who accidentally inject into their thumb :P. The claim is that the injection is intramuscular, and the needle length of 5/8 of an inch backs up this claim, but the main competitor to the EpiPen, the Anapen, has a 1/2 inch needle, closer to Sub-Q than IM in my opinion, and I'm a drug delivery systems engineer. -Dom 19 March 2007 11:52 (EST)
[edit] Epi-pen or Epipen?
From a google search, it seems that Epipen should be the title of the page. Jameshfisher 16:57, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
- It is "EpiPen" (http://www.epipen.com) but for some reason I can't log in tonight so I can't move the page. I changed "Epi-Pen" to "EpiPen". --24.42.200.222 05:02, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
