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How do you use an EpiPen?

Blue to the sky, orange to thigh and administer it into the victims thigh

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What is anaphylaxis?

A severe allergic reaction

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Where do you administer the EpiPen?

In the thigh (can be through the clothes)

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What do you call 911?

Right when the symptoms start showing for an anaphylaxtic reaction

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What is the allergen?

The substance that someone ingested which caused the reaction to happen

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What are the three most popular food allergies?

Peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish

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When do you administer the EpiPen to a victim?

When they start showing signs/symptoms of a severe allergic reaction

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What are seasonal allergies?

Allergies that occur in particular seasons due to allergens in the air

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What type of shock do people with severe allergies go into?

Anaphylactic shock

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What are the three most common symptoms/signs of a severe allergic reaction?

- Hives/redness/rashes

- Difficulty breathing

- Swelling

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What is hay fever?

Another term for seasonal allergies

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What are the four allergy catergories?

Food allergies, allergic rhinitis, medicine and venom allergies

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What do you do if the victim doesn't have their own EpiPen on them?

- Call 911 immediately

- Monitor the victims LOC and symptoms

- Begin shock treatment/CPR/rescue breathing if victim's state worsens

- Wait for EMS to arrive 

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What is epinephrine?

Agenergic drug (a shot of adrenaline)

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What is the medicine inside the EpiPen?

Epinephrine