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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An epipen can be lifesaving--but it is not without risks.  It needs to be used carefully.

That said, I do think that it is ridiculous what the cost is considering that they expire and it does seem reasonable to think that a lot of money could be saved by allowing schools to stock them with copies of the child's prescriptions.

I don't know too much about them.  [b]Are the doses in them always the same?  I[/b]n other words, is it a special dosage for each child according to size or is it standard?[/quote]

Above 35kg (75lb give or take), it's the adult dose.  Smaller than that, it's the pediatric dose.  So there is no dosing needed- just say if a child looks under age 8 or over age 8, ballpark.  Yes there is a risk of shooting someone up with epi by mistake but if you give it and call 911 (which is what you should ALWAYS DO), there is truly such a negligeable risk that I hate when I see parents come into the ER with a clearly struggling child saying they didn't know if they should give their epipen or not.  Quick answer- ALWAYS GIVE IT, AND CALL 911.  Give it if you THINK there is a severe allergic reaction and ask questions later. If your kid gets it and didn't need it they are going to be fine.  Other way around- not so much.[/quote]

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