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I can't imagine anyone recommending having less than two pens: what if one fails due to a manufacturing flaw, user error (e.g. it would suck to fumble it in the
by hga 10y ago
I can't imagine anyone recommending having less than two pens: what if one fails due to a manufacturing flaw, user error (e.g. it would suck to fumble it in the heat of action and drop it in an unacceptable location), etc.? And isn't a second dose sometimes needed?
I don't know the details, but I do know my sister always carried two for her eldest (past tense because he's now in college and presumably carrying them himself now).
- FireBeyond 10y agoAnd state legislation mandating that medic units carry multiple EpiPens. Medic units, that have trained personnel, that have all the equipment to draw up Epi from a $3 vial themselves, who are already on scene. This leads to my county alone having to throw away $130,000/yr of EpiPens that don't get used before they expire. Because the state legislates that we're required to carry them.
- JshWright 10y agoWhat state is that? We just carry epi...