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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually our allergist said that epi pens are harmless and if you even suspect an allergic rxn you should use it. [/quote]

Our DCs allergist said something similar but that it only applied to kids because the odds of them getting a heart attack triggered are slim. But don't give random adult men epinephrine without good cause.[/quote]

Epipens are very safe to give.  It is very unlikely that it will harm you.  It is much safer to give epipens on exposure to a known allergen than to wait and say as is what happened to poor Natalie Giorgi who was 13 and had a "mild" peanut allergy.  She had never had a strong reaction or anaphylaxis.  By mistake, she ate one bite of a dessert with peanut in it.  She found her parents, and they administered benadryl, then waited to see if her reaction would go away.  Her father and mother were both there.  Her father was a physician with an epipen at the ready.  Natalie was feeling so well, that she wanted to go dance with her friends.  After 20 minutes, she began vomiting.  Her father gave her an epipen, then another. He even broke into a locked cabinet to give her a third dose, but it was too late.  She went into cardiac arrest and died in her mother's arms.  Her last words were, "I'm sorry."

Please please for the love of God, remember Natalie and administer the epipen on ingestion of a known allergen.  My approach used to be - benadryl, then wait and see.  That all changed with Natalie's death.  Now my plan is immediately epipen on exposure, then call 911.  [/quote]

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