{"id":3599,"date":"2014-10-18T16:46:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T20:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/?page_id=3599"},"modified":"2014-10-21T17:09:12","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T21:09:12","slug":"epinephrine-auto-injector-needle-length","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/myth-vs-fact\/epinephrine-auto-injector-needle-length\/","title":{"rendered":"Epinephrine Auto-Injector Needle Length"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 15%; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/myth-vs-fact\/upsizing-to-adult-dose\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allergyhome.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Food_Allergy_and_Anaphylaxis_Myth_vs_Fact_School_66lbs-250px.jpg\" class=\"solutions-thumbnail\"   title=\"Upsizing to an Adult Dose\"  width=\"150\" \/><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/myth-vs-fact\/upsizing-to-adult-dose\/\/\">PREVIOUS MYTH:<\/a>\nEpinephrine auto-injectors can't be upsized to the 0.3mg dose until 66 lbs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; width: 60%; float: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"solutions-pic\" title=\"Epinephrine Auto-Injector Needle Length\" src=\"http:\/\/allergyhome.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Food_Allergy_and_Anaphylaxis_Myth_vs_Fact_School_Long_Needle.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 15%; float: right;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/myth-vs-fact\/calling-an-ambulance\/\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allergyhome.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Food_Allergy_and_Anaphylaxis_Myth_vs_Fact_School_Ambulance-250px.jpg\" class=\"solutions-thumbnail\"  title=\"\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/myth-vs-fact\/calling-an-ambulance\/\">NEXT MYTH:<\/a>\nYou need to call an ambulance because epinephrine is dangerous<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <div style=\"clear: both;\" \/>  <\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/allergyhome.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Food-Allergy-and-Anaphylaxis-Myth-vs-Fact-School-Edition.pdf\">Download PDF of All Myth vs Fact's<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<br\/><br\/>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tbox-plain\" style=\"float: right; width: 320px; border: 2px solid blue; line-height: 115%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/management-of-food-allergies-in-school-what-school-staff-need-to-know\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Staff Training: Food Allergies &amp; Anaphylaxis in School \u2013 What School Staff Need to Know\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/files\/2013\/10\/Food-Allergies-Anaphylaxis-in-School-What-School-Staff-Need-to-Know-based-on-CDC-Voluntary-Guidelines-for-Managing-Food-Allergies-Thumbnail-e1382981476772.jpg\" alt=\"Staff Training: Food Allergies &amp; Anaphylaxis in School \u2013 What School Staff Need to Know\" width=\"150\" border=\"1px\" \/><\/a><strong><a class=\"linktext\"  title=\"Staff Training: Food Allergies &amp; Anaphylaxis in School \u2013 What School Staff Need to Know\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/schools\/management-of-food-allergies-in-school-what-school-staff-need-to-know\" style=\"font-size:100%\">Staff Training: Food Allergies &amp; Anaphylaxis in School \u2013 What School Staff Need to Know<\/a><\/strong>\n<p class=\"description\" style=\"font-size:100% ; line-height:108%;\">This 30 minute module is designed to assist the school nurse in staff training of management of life-threatening allergic reactions and increase food allergy awareness for all school staff including teachers, food service personnel, administrators, aides, specialists, coaches, bus drivers, custodians and others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"myth\">FOOD ALLERGY MYTH<\/h2>\n<p class=\"myth-text\">\u201c<strong>The needle is huge.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fact\">FOOD ALLERGY FACT<\/h2>\n<p class=\"fact-text\">The needle is shorter than the width of a dime and very thin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"solutions\">COMMENTARY:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"solutions-text\">Some school staff and students carry misperceptions about epinephrine auto-injectors. Some think that the needle is long, wide and painful. Some younger children, when asked, report that they think that the needle is as long as the length of the device. Addressing this myth can go a long way to ease fears not only in children but also in the adults that are trained to treat them.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"solutions\">RESOURCES:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"solutions-text\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/handbook\/table-of-contents\/recognize-and-treat-allergic-reactions\/being-prepared\/\">Living Confidently With Food Allergy: Being Prepared:<\/a> Chapter from parent handbook that discusses auto-injectors and involving children in age appropriate management skills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allergicliving.com\/2014\/10\/09\/my-child-is-afraid-of-using-their-auto-injector-what-can-i-do\/?override=CA\">\u201cMy Child is Afraid of Using The Auto-injector, \u00a0What can I do?\u201d<\/a>: Allergic Living Q+A addressing auto-injector fear.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; FOOD ALLERGY MYTH \u201cThe needle is huge.\u201d &nbsp; FOOD ALLERGY FACT The needle is shorter than the width of a dime and very thin. &nbsp; COMMENTARY: Some school staff and students carry misperceptions about epinephrine auto-injectors. Some think that the needle is long, wide and painful. 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