EDC suggestions for an EpiPen

[DanKATL]

Last night I learned the hard way that I'm allergic to hornets. Sting on a finger and two on the knee earned a trip to the ER and getting jabbed with an epi pen. I've been stung many times in the past by bees or wasps, but never a hornet so new experience for me.

Thank you to the Cherokee County EMS Crew and the team in the Kennestone ER if any of you are reading this.

So, for those that need to EDC an EpiPen, what's your method of choice?

 

[colts]

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Cant convince the daughter to keep it at all times. Peanuts and shellfish. I think the emergency room is the usual way to find this stuff out. I got into it with the yellow jackets. Survived the entire nest. The next time I was stung by one, a couple days in the hospital. I reacted and developed fascitis? Serious infection common with stings. Who knew
Thanks to the EMS for yah

 

[keith089]

I keep one , VA gives them to me , one on me and every car and my friends house

 

[Just1more]

Not sure where you were when it happened but I’d definitely keep one on my person when there is any chance of being somewhere that you could run into them in the future.

 

[steviesterno]

Probably fits in a leather mag holder that can live on your belt.

That or glue a pocket knife style clip to it so you can wear it in your pocket like a pen or knife

 

[Treehawk]

If you read the temperature range, they are supposed to be stored in it makes it very difficult almost impossible to carry one every day.

 

[DanKATL]

Picked up the prescription earlier; they're a bit smaller than the one they used the other night, but still not small. Looks like they'll go in my workbag for now, since it's with me most of the time anyway.

 

[DanKATL]

I keep one , VA gives them to me , one on me and every car and my friends house

Do you have a case, or just let it ride in a pocket?

 

[joel2000]

Last night I learned the hard way that I'm allergic to hornets. Sting on a finger and two on the knee earned a trip to the ER and getting jabbed with an epi pen. I've been stung many times in the past by bees or wasps, but never a hornet so new experience for me.

Thank you to the Cherokee County EMS Crew and the team in the Kennestone ER if any of you are reading this.

So, for those that need to EDC an EpiPen, what's your method of choice?

Keep one in my backpack that goes where I go and one on my tractor and one close at hand in the house.

 

[joel2000]

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Cant convince the daughter to keep it at all times. Peanuts and shellfish. I think the emergency room is the usual way to find this stuff out. I got into it with the yellow jackets. Survived the entire nest. The next time I was stung by one, a couple days in the hospital. I reacted and developed fascitis? Serious infection common with stings. Who knew
Thanks to the EMS for yah

Same here. Got into them when I was 11 years old. Mom stop counting stings at around 50-60. Survived with just being sore as hell and nauseated. Got stung a few years later and went into total anaphylactic shock. Luckily the hospital was close and administered the epipen and saved my ass. Dr‘s said the previous number of stings at once caused me to develop an allergy to stings as such. Happened a couple more times after and made a believer outta me. Epipen is your friend.