Care and Placement of EpiPens
Severe Allergies/Anaphylaxis eTraining Slide 7

  1. Which ones do we have in this school? Elementary schools will have two EpiPen Jrs and two EpiPens. Middle and High Schools will have four EpiPens.  
  2. Where are they kept? They will be kept locked and have a prominent sign at their placement.
  3. Who has the key? All trained volunteers will know how to access key quickly in case of emergency.
  4. They are to be stored at room temperature – never refrigerated.
  5. When one is used or expired, contact your School Nurse or Health Services within 24 hours and it will be replaced within 2 weeks. Health Services also has record of expiration date.

 

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