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this comment seems wholly unwarranted how do you think this effort puts thousands of people at risk? if you download the instruction packet(o) it comes with a

this comment seems wholly unwarranted how do you think this effort puts thousands of people at risk? if you download the instruction packet(o) it comes with a Links.txt file that has a link to an instructions video.. which at the time of writing this comment can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldFFJRdhVs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldFFJRdhVs8 ; i suggest you watch it all of the components are 'off the shelf' and the drugs are prescription from this(i) ~random site epinephrine costs 74.95$ for 30mL, the instructions call for .3mL, that is 100 uses from this 75$ vial, or 75 cents of epineprhine per epipencil when i read the article i thought this was a great effort that could save the lives of anyone who was unable to bare the new price of the epipen, but now i am wondering what from the epipen warrants the price tag? can a loved one even sue epipen if it malfunctions and kills the intended user? (o) https://fourthievesvinegar.org/download/#epipencil https://fourthievesvinegar.org/download/#epipencil (i) http://www.buyemp.com/product/epinephrine-vial http://www.buyemp.com/product/epinephrine-vial

amelius 10y ago
> how do you think this effort puts thousands of people at risk? IANAMD, but I suppose air bubbles in the injector could cause problems (?)
- probably_wrong 10y ago
  As far as I understand: a regular bubble of air, while undesirable, won't kill you. That's part of what the lungs are for, and in fact it happens in hospitals all the time. A very large bubble can kill you, but you need to put some serious effort [1]. [1] http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2866/can-air-injected-into-the-bloodstream-really-kill-you http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2866/can-air-inject...
- justifier 10y ago
  sure, but concerns like that are why the epipen`cil came to be in emergencies you are stressed and on a time constraint if one takes the time to prepare for such an emergency by constructing the epipencil i would hope thae would follow the instructions given carefully, which notes: 7) Inspect carefully to make sure there are no air bubbles, and remove them if present. i sent them an email requesting that they explicitly describe in the instructions and verbally describe in the video how to ensure the syringe is bubble free

amelius 10y ago

> how do you think this effort puts thousands of people at risk? IANAMD, but I suppose air bubbles in the injector could cause problems (?)

probably_wrong 10y ago
As far as I understand: a regular bubble of air, while undesirable, won't kill you. That's part of what the lungs are for, and in fact it happens in hospitals all the time. A very large bubble can kill you, but you need to put some serious effort [1]. [1] http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2866/can-air-injected-into-the-bloodstream-really-kill-you http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2866/can-air-inject...
justifier 10y ago
sure, but concerns like that are why the epipen`cil came to be in emergencies you are stressed and on a time constraint if one takes the time to prepare for such an emergency by constructing the epipencil i would hope thae would follow the instructions given carefully, which notes: 7) Inspect carefully to make sure there are no air bubbles, and remove them if present. i sent them an email requesting that they explicitly describe in the instructions and verbally describe in the video how to ensure the syringe is bubble free