[Calpernia]

What is Epi pin?

[appalachian_dweller]

An Epi-pin is used to treat anaphylactic shock. People who are allergic to bee stings need to carry them. If your not allergic to stings, benadryl works fine.

I was back country camping a couple of years ago and was attacked by a swarm of yellow jacket wasps. Took 20-30 stings, made me sick as a dog. Keep in mind that bee venom is about the same potency as rattle snake venom, there's just not that much of it from a bee sting.

After getting back home and speaking with an advise nurse, I was told that after such a reaction allergies can develop so I got a prescription for the Epi-pin and carry it with me in the back country.

[null and void]

Epinephrine styrette for severe allergic reactions.

Essentially adrenaline in injectable form, pre loaded so any monkey could give a shot.

[Domestic Church]

An Epi is for a really severe allergic reaction when absorbtion of benedryl orally is too slow and epinephrine is needed...the kind of reaction that sends the body into shock and down the tubes fast.

[JustPiper]

Epi Pen in RX is an injection for bee sting allergy