Region 4 Education Service Center
Epi-Pen Emergency Plan
ALLERGIES to food, bee stings, chemicals and medicines
can cause a life threatening condition called ANAPHYLAXIS.
Know the Signs of Anaphylaxis:
|Rapid onset |Difficulty breathing or swallowing |
|Anxiety & an overwhelming sense of doom |Increased heart rate |
|Nausea |Plunging blood pressure and accompanying paleness |
|Metallic taste or itching in the mouth |Sudden feeling of weaken |
|Generalized flushing, itching, redness of the skin, and hives |Collapse |
|Swelling of the throat, lips, or tongue |Loss of consciousness |
Inject Epinephrine immediately, then call 911!
|DIRECTIONS FOR 2 TYPES OF EPINEPHRINE INJECTORS |
|EpiPen® and EpiPen® Jr. |Twinject™ 0.3 mg & 0.15 mg |
|Pull off gray activation cap. |[pic] |
| |Pull off green end cap, then red end cap. |
|[pic] |Put gray cap against outer |
|Hold black tip near outer thigh (always apply to thigh). |thigh, press down firmly |
|[pic] |until needle penetrates. Hold |
|Swing and jab firmly into outer thigh until Auto-Injector mechanism |for 10 seconds, and then remove. |
|functions. Hold in place and count to 10. Remove the EpiPen® unit and massage|SECOND DOSE ADMINISTRATION: |
|the injection area for 10 seconds. |If symptoms don’t improve after |
| |10 minutes, administer second dose: |
| | |
| |Unscrew gray cap and pull |
| |syringe from barrel by holding |
| |blue collar at needle base. |
| |Slide yellow or orange |
| |collar off plunger. |
| |Put needle into thigh through |
| |skin, push plunger down |
| |all the way, and remove. |
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