Back To School? Get Allergy Ready.

Epinephrine auto injector is injected through a simple 2-step process.
Blue to the sky.

• Grasp with orange tip pointing downward
• Remove blue safety cap by pulling straight up—do not bend or twist

Orange to the thigh.

• Place the orange tip against the middle of the outer thigh. If necessary, you can inject EpiPen through clothing.
• Swing and push the auto-injector firmly into the thigh until it “clicks”
• Hold firmly in place for three seconds—count slowly, “1, 2, 3”

The manufacturer of EpiPen has created a few helpful videos which you can watch here – https://www.epipen.ca/epipen-video-gallery

If you use the Allerject product, once opened out of the case, the product will instruct you on how to inject the medication. The manufacturer has a webpage explaining how it works. https://www.allerject.ca/how-allerject-works.html

Call 911 or go to an emergency room immediately – the pen is meant to provide the patient with time to get to medical care. The effects can wear off, and some patients may have a second reaction. Using an epinephrine auto injector doesn’t replace seeing a medical professional.

• Keep your epinephrine auto injector with the blue safety cap on until you need to use it. This cap helps prevent accidental injection.
• Don’t drop it.
• Don’t keep folded paper instructions or any other objects in the carrier tube. They may prevent you from retrieving your solution quickly in a severe allergic emergency.
• Don’t subject the epinephrine auto injector to extreme hot or cold weather, direct sunlight and don’t refrigerate or freeze
• Check the liquid through the viewing window to make sure it’s clear. If it isn’t, dispose of it appropriately.