So I accidentally stuck myself with an epi-pen today and called 911

[Maraya1969]

and they came and I was alone and my heart was racing and one of them said they would rather take me to the hospital than leave me alone because of that. I think they called them PVC's that I was having.

I felt like an idiot.

So how did I accidently stick myself you ask? Well they give you 2 of them and one is to train with. I found it today and thought it was the training one. It wasn't.

Epi-pins, (sp) are used if you have a severe allergy to something that could be life threatening is you don't have immediate treatment. It is to stop alaphalactic shock and death.

I have heard this statement many times in my life: "Only you. This could only happen to you"

[progressoid]

1. Oh damn.

Well, on the plus side, you know how to do it now.

[orleans]

2. those things are DANGEROUS

who would've thought?

glad you're okay

[femmocrat]

3. Glad you are OK.

However, our state now wants teachers to have these on hand in schools and to know how to use them. I could see something like this happening in a classroom full of lively kids!

Egads.

[Agschmid]

4. Could have been worse... Much worse... (Warning TASTELESS autocorrect fail)

[Maraya1969]

8. That's hysterical! I love auto-correct mistakes!

[Agschmid]

9. I do too, they are a secret pleasure!

[magical thyme]

5. Gaaah!

Don't do that again!

Seriously, they (whoever they are) should mark the training one clearly. If you still have it, get a marker and label it in big, bold print "TRAINING." And don't ever do that again

Thank goodness you are ok.

[Maraya1969]

7. One of the ME's that came here said the same thing. It is very hard to tell the 2 apart.

And now someone says they are going to be kept in each classroom! They had better learn to label the more distinctly. The real one and the practice one look the same!

[CTyankee]

6. Oy, it sounds like something I could do...

I always think I'll get it right and then I don't and I beat myself up big time. I'm glad you are OK. You did the right thing, IMO. You can't mess around with med mistakes. The important thing is you are fine now...

[Iggo]

10. They should be different colors, dammit!!!

I would smack the person who didn't make the loaded one bright fucking yellow or blaze goddam orange!