[Tennessee_Bob]

If it was an autoinjector, then the airline worker had to work hard at injecting himself.

[Experiment 6-2-6]

Accidentally, inadvertantly, and not on purpose..

Meega, Nala Kweesta!

[Nik Naym]

Atropine an antibiotic? I don't think so.

Reporters: guys who write about stuff they don't know anything about.

Also:

Reporters: guys who are too lazy to go look up things they don't know anything about before writing about things they know nothing about.

Nik

[Polycarp]

atropine, an antibiotic that helps people survive chemical attacks,

Since when?

Why do they allow complete medical illiterates to write anything for the AP related to medicine?

[Bonaparte]

"...was injected with atropine, an antibiotic..."

Atropine is definitely not an antibiotic. It's an anticholinergic. And why the rescue workers were called back is a total mystery to me. This worker could have had fatal convulsions. Sheesh!

[pitinkie]

Why is the delta worker in the bag when it is TSA's job for baggage screening.

[vetvetdoug]

Atropine injected as an antidote for a cholinesterase inhibitor would cause: Decreased salivation, decreased secretions in the lungs, increased heart rate, dilated pupils, nervousness, decreased gastrointestinal motility, and constriction of the peripheral vessels. It is used routinely as a pre-anesthetic for the beneficial effects sited before. The dose in the auto-injectors is the same as a pre-anesthetic dose. The only problem I can see is that he would be like Don Knotts on speed with constipation.

[OXENinFLA]

It seems to me that the needle would have to have been inside some sort of case, and not just tossed in the bottom of the bag like a toothbrush. The Airline worker had to have opened the case and not know how a needle worked. "You mean this pointy thing can go through sink, Wow!"

Also was this the 1st case of someone in the Military carrying that same standard issue item out of JIA? With all the troop movement, I would think by now the airline workers would have been informed about the items Military personnel are allowed to carry on board.