#23 An epi pen doe not look like a click pen. There is nothing on top that you press that makes the needle come out. Instead you take the black side and stab the patient on the outside of the leg half way between the thigh and the knee. That is when the needle comes out. Just cause it is called a pen does not mean that there is a thing to click. Make sure you do your research before jumping to conclusions. #4 Well said but I think that it can be an fml for the OP just for what #141 said, you can easily od from it. Also cause the OP tried to save a child's life and he freaked under pressure. And to all of you who say the OP should not have that job because he/she does not know how to use an epi pen are morons! Just cause you get the sides mixed up during the heat of the moment while a child is dying in front of you does mean that you are stupid and do not know how to properly use an epi pen. Also don't assume that the program does not teach their workers how to use an epi pen, because we don't know for sure. Obviously the OP did know how to use it since he/she knew exactly what to do, they just did not properly hold the pen and did not realize which side is which. Even with the instructions printed on the pen the heat of the moment will make it hard to remember if you are holding the pen properly cause the first concern is to save the child. So all of you who are bashing the OP for not having common sense SHUT THE **** UP!!! Anyone of you could be in that situation and you would freeze up and just sit there and watch not knowing what to do. The OP tried to do the right thing and you are all saying he/she is stupid. I am a first responder and I know how scary it is when you get into your first emergency situation. You are all hypocrites for saying he does not have common sense.

This totally happened to my dad but we had never used it before! Don't feel bad. Haha.

#142: enough of anything can give u an OD, the max .3mg in an epi pen however, will not...

As someone said earlier, depending on the age of the child, this was probably an epi-pen jr, which is 0.15mg. We have been urged to use caution in giving Epi to those over the age of 35 and those with heart conditions. It IS possible for people to have issues (especially if it is injected intravenously), however it is unlikely. I have had it before while in the ER, and my heart rate actually decreased because it helped me breathe, but then again I have a healthy heart. #142-- I teach American Heart Association first aid/CPR and basic life support classes for healthcare providers.. In the course, we DO teach bystanders how to administer an epi-pen. I am deathly allergic to bees, so if it is more than a minute before I get my dose, I need help/someone to administer it for me, even as a paramedic. Hypoxia does some pretty wicked shit to your ability to function.

I take it that the kid is alright. So, in light of that... Bwahahahahahaha

#146 - um, EXACTLY what to do? Holding the pen right is part of doing it right, therefore they did not know EXACTLY what to do. The thing is, if they're working with kids they should have first aid training, and be able to remain calm in a first aid emergency, because when working with children, it is a MUST. The OP failed to execute a fairly simply first aid procedure correctly, and therefore shouldn't be left alone with the children, at least have someone else around who is good at first aid, because the OP's incompetence could've KILLED someone. I mean, my friend's little sister, who was eight at the time, correctly used an epipen on my friend when he went into anaphylatic shock, and she'd never used one before. I mean, if it's something as user friendly as an epi pen, and I know children (another sibling of another friend who is like ten, has one, and has had to use it on herself before) that can use it properly, then there's not much of an excuse. So there's not much of an excuse for someone who is working children to freak out so much when something like that happens. It's a necessity for someone who has a job working with children to be able to keep calm enough to take care of a child in case of an emergency. I mean, sure it's normal to be anxious, but a mature person who works with kids (because with children you need to expect the worst and hope for the best, so you must expect these things to come along at some point) and has the proper training should be able to remain calm enough and not totally freak out to the point where they mess something up so bad it could've been fatal.

OUCH DUDE. sorry, but such fail.

Please tell me that the kid is okay now!

you're an idiot

You're a moron. I've been trained to use those (also at a camp) and a drunken monkey could probably figure out how to use one properly.