Your allergist will likely prescribe an
epinephrine autoinjector for your child if your child has experienced anaphylaxis, has scored very high (4 +) on a skin prick allergy test or Immunocap RAST blood test to a specific substance or is believed to be likely to experience anaphylaxis in the future.
Mylan's
autoinjector device, which delivers a jolt of epinephrine to counteract deadly allergies, has enjoyed a near - monopoly in the market and is the go - to option for most of the 1 in 13 American children with food allergies.
If your child has food allergies, it is vital that they begin, at a young age, to remember to bring their epinephrine
autoinjector everywhere!
The life -
saving autoinjector is used to protect people who have severe allergic reactions to things like bee stings and peanuts.
U.S. soldiers in 1991's Gulf War
carried autoinjectors filled with drugs that — in principle — would keep them breathing and protect them from seizures if Iraqi forces again unleashed nerve agents.
Mylan's EpiPen is the predominant
epinephrine autoinjector — a device and drug used in cases where an individual suffers a severe allergic reaction, which could otherwise lead to death — in the U.S. market.
The driver will need to be trained how to use the epinephrine
autoinjector and will need a copy of the Health Care Plan.
(By the way, your child needs a Health Care Plan too, and the staff needs to be trained how to administer your child's epinephrine
autoinjector.
Nurses train all district staff (including bus drivers, cafeteria staff, teachers, etc) on how to recognize symptoms of anaphylaxis and how to administer an epinephrine
autoinjector.
If you or your child has signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, seek immediate emergency treatment and use
an autoinjector if one has been prescribed.
The shot comes in a device that makes it easy to deliver, called
an autoinjector.
If your child has severe food allergies, your allergist will want you to have two epinephrine
autoinjectors (commonly called EpiPens) on hand at all times in case of a life - threatening reaction.
After widespread outrage over the soaring price of the EpiPen, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced he had launched of an anti-trust investigation into the company that manufacturers
the autoinjector.
Each Mark I kit has two
autoinjectors, one containing atropine, which works to counteract the immediate effects of the nerve gas, and the other a drug called 2 - PAM, which helps the body clear the nerve gas out of its system.
Autoinjectors may also provide quick therapy during a widespread crisis, such as a chemical or biological attack.
Drug delivery into muscle using
an autoinjector — akin to the EpiPen that treats serious allergic reactions — can quickly and effectively stop prolonged epileptic seizures.
Autoinjectors (such as the brand name injector is EpiPen) should be carried by people at high risk as a safety precaution.
The Alexander City School System, with the help from Eric Tyler, MD, FAAP, of Pediatric Associates of Alex City, was the first system in Alabama to establish protocols to stock epinephrine
autoinjectors, and we can help others to implement the same following steps: