{"id":21,"date":"2013-05-09T01:32:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T01:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2013-06-10T20:31:37","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T00:31:37","slug":"epinephrine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/table-of-contents\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/epinephrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Epinephrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"previous\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/being-prepared\/learning-from-a-reaction\/\" title=\"Learning from a Reaction\">&lt;&lt;&lt;PREVIOUS: Learning from a Reaction<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/daily-life-with-food-allergies\/at-home\/\" title=\"Managing Food Allergy at Home\">NEXT: Managing Food Allergy at Home&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"text\">Epinephrine is safe to use in normally healthy individuals.\u00a0 It rarely causes harm, even if given when not needed.\u00a0 Possible side effects can include rapid heart rate, paleness, dizziness, weakness, tremors and headache.<sup>4<\/sup> These side effects are generally mild and go away within a few minutes.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"topheading\"><b>Facts about epinephrine<\/b><sup>2 3 <\/sup><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Even if epinephrine has been given, your child still needs to go to the hospital for observation by medical professionals because your child may need further treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Many parents worry they might mistake anaphylaxis for an asthma attack. Epinephrine can be used to treat the symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction and an asthma attack. \u00a0In the past, epinephrine was used to treat asthma attacks before modern asthma medications were available.\u00a0 Discuss this with your doctor.<\/li>\n<li>Give other medications, such as asthma drugs and antihistamines <b>after<\/b> giving epinephrine.<\/li>\n<li>Keep in mind that <b>antihistamines<\/b> are slow to act and <b>have not been proven to stop anaphylaxis<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"float:left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/files\/2013\/06\/Epinephrine_autoinjector-checklist-356x451px.jpg\" alt=\"Epinephrine_autoinjector-checklist-Get a training device and watch instruction videos that teach you how to use your child\u2019s auto-injector.Train others who care for your child and give them a copy of the emergency plan.Keep your child\u2019s auto-injector in an <b>unlocked<\/b> area that is easy to get to.  For younger children make sure that auto-injectors  are out of their reach for safety reasons.Check the expiration date.  Try to buy auto-injectors that have at least a 12 month shelf life&#8221; width=&#8221;356&#8243; height=&#8221;451&#8243; class=&#8221;alignleft size-full wp-image-214&#8243; \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tbox-right\">\nEpinephrine can be damage by heat and cold so remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Keep your child&#8217;s auto-injector at room temperature (59-86F\/15-30C)<\/li>\n<li>Do not store it in a car or a fridge.<\/li>\n<li>In the case of cold weather, keep it inside your child&#8217;s coat. In hot weather, keep it in the shade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Sign up for expiration notifications on pharamceutical websites<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-it\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/table-of-contents\/references\/\" title=\"References\" class=\"post-it-font-title\" >References<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<br \/><sup>2.           <\/sup>National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)-Sponsored Expert Panel. \u201c<a class=\"post-it-font\" title=\"Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.niaid.nih.gov\/topics\/foodallergy\/clinical\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel<\/a>.\u201d<b> <\/b><i>The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology <\/i>126.6 (2010): S1-S58.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>3.           <\/sup>Sampson, H.A. et. al. \u201c<a class=\"post-it-font\" title=\"Second symposium on the definition and management of anaphylaxis: Summary report\u2014Second National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease\/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network symposium - Republished in Annals of Emergency Medicine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0196064406000837\" target=\"_blank\">Second symposium on the definition and management of anaphylaxis: Summary report\u2014Second National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease\/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network symposium<\/a>.\u201d <i>The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology<\/i> 117.2 (2006): 391-397.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>4.           <\/sup>Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. <i>Anaphylaxis in School &amp; Other Settings. <\/i>2nd Ed. Revised. 2011.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/br><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"previous\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/being-prepared\/learning-from-a-reaction\/\" title=\"Learning from a Reaction\">&lt;&lt;&lt;PREVIOUS: Learning from a Reaction<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><a class=\"navlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/daily-life-with-food-allergies\/at-home\/\" title=\"Managing Food Allergy at Home\">NEXT: Managing Food Allergy at Home&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt;&lt;PREVIOUS: Learning from a Reaction NEXT: Managing Food Allergy at Home&gt;&gt;&gt; Epinephrine is safe to use in normally healthy individuals.\u00a0 It rarely causes harm, even if given when not needed.\u00a0 Possible side effects can include rapid heart rate, paleness, dizziness, weakness, tremors and headache.4 These side effects are generally mild and go away within a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Epinephrine - Living Confidently with Food Allergy - A Guide for Parents and Families - AllergyHome.org -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Epinephrine is safe to use in normally healthy individuals. 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