A Better Epi-Pen?

 

Those of us who carry epinephrine in our pocketbooks and hide them in our kids’ backpacks will appreciate this new product: It actually walks you through the injection process. Since I failed miserably the one time I needed to use our Epi-Pen 10 years ago, I am especially drawn to it.


The food-allergic child whose thigh would potentially be injected noted after watching the video: “The only thing that would make it better is if the voice said the device would self destruct in five … four … three …”


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