Author Question: Your patient is having an allergic reaction and needs to use his epinephrine auto-injector. He is ... (Read 124 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Your patient is having an allergic reaction and needs to use his epinephrine auto-injector. He is concerned that he does not recall the correct way to do it. Which of the following things would you tell him?

a. Press the injector onto the outer thigh, push the tip against the thigh until the needle deploys, and wait for it to automatically inject.
b. Place the injector against the outer upper arm, push the tip until the needle deploys, and then push the plunger slowly to inject the medication.
c. Pinch the skin on the anterior thigh, press the injector tip against the skin, and wait until it activates.
d. Pinch the skin on the lateral thigh, press the injector against the skin, and rapidly push the plunger to inject the medication.

Question 2

Which of the following foods most commonly causes an allergic reaction?

a. Shellfish
b. Chocolate
c. Peanuts
d. Eggs