Work: Close call

Close call

By MC - 14/05/2009 14:11 - Canada

Today, while working at a children's day camp, one of the kids who is allergic to peanuts went into anaphylactic shock. I ran and grabbed the boy's Epipen. I was holding it backwards so the injection went into my hand, causing me to pass out, and both of us to be rushed to hospital. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/02/2011 05:14 - United States

Today, I had an asthma attack. I grabbed my inhaler and found peanut butter on it. I'm extremely allergic to peanuts. FML

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My kids would never lie

By au. - 06/01/2022 05:01

Today, one of the kids I was babysitting had a severe peanut allergy, and he looked me dead in the eye as he ate a peanut bar before I could stop him. His sister swore up and down that I made him eat it. Guess who the parents believed, even after I rushed him to the hospital. FML

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By Noname - 13/02/2009 17:46 - United States

Today, I went to the gym to run. I ended up at the hospital because i went into anaphylactic shock. Apparently I'm allergic to exercise now. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/11/2013 21:40 - United States - Blain

Today, my mom baked a cake for the whole family. One spent EpiPen later, I found out there were nuts in it, which I'm severely allergic to. My mom's defense was that she thought I'd have "gotten over" my allergy by now. FML

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No excuses

By Allergic to Assholes - 30/01/2016 09:33 - United States - Indianapolis

Today, I got in trouble with my boss for not showing up to work yesterday. It seems going into anaphylactic shock isn't a valid excuse. FML

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By Why - 18/12/2018 05:00

Today, I finally went to have blood taken for an allergy test I really need. Afterwards, I had an allergic reaction to the bandaid they used on my arm. FML

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By those_allergies - 12/05/2013 05:20 - United States - Bend

Today, I was eating a mystery flavored candy and I had an allergic reaction. Not only did I have to go to the hospital because my throat swelled up, but I still don't know what I'm allergic to. FML

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Germ warfare

By kallens - 17/01/2009 20:57 - United States

Today, I was putting a wristband on a little boy's wrist so he could swim in the waterpark. Just before I finished, he coughed all over my hands and arms. I finished and looked up at the boy just in time for us to make eye contact and for him to cough directly into my face. FML

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Panic!

By bosssssssss765432 - 16/05/2009 15:20 - United States

Today, I was at the doctor and I had to get a fingerstick in the lab to get blood drawn. There was a 6 year-old boy waiting to go next. He was terrified. His mother told him to, "Watch this brave girl go first." I panicked and began to hyperventilate. The kid fainted. FML

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Many such cases!

By Anonymous - 18/03/2021 02:00

Today, I found out that I can’t get my COVID vaccine due to my chance of going into anaphylactic shock. FML

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kellster 2

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:24

Not panicking is a good thing. Also, paying attention during the first aid training. And it's "epi pen", for the record.

krissy33 0

Tuesday 20 July 2010 20:08

Too bad you can't spell anything else....

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Sjolie 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:38

What did number 9 say? He was moderated out.

mixedcalibaby 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:39

YDI genius, how in the hell did you get your job? You need to know how to do that correctly. F the kid's L because he could have died from your incompetence. Sorry but mistakes like this is why I'd get nervous letting other people watch my kids for too long. And I don't even have kids. Haha...

jolar1 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:39

One end has a button on it and the other looks like something pointy might potentially pop out of it. It's pretty simple, really.

shaPOW 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:39

How do you work at a children's day camp without being taught how to use an epipen? That's ridiculous and dangerous for the kids.

liveitlearnit 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:40

I could see how this could happen. When I was younger, I was 'looking' at my mom's EpiPen and I accidentally managed to shoot it through my thumb and nail. Let me tell you, that hurt. The sheer alarm from seeing a needle go THROUGH my finger made me pass out. But, the point is that it self-injects at a very fast pace with barely any pressure, so if you had never done it before, this could happen to anyone.

groove_fml 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:40

As an EMT Firefighter ... I know those EpiPens are pretty idiot proof - so how you get it backwards is a mystery for me.

Demon_Squirtle 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:43

#26, It actually happened at my high school. I thought it was a rare case as well, but after reading this, I guess not...?

Hurley_fml 21

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:43

If you KNOW that you're supposed to give him the epi-pen then you should already know HOW to inject it. Like #4 said, don't bother coming on this site to feel sorry for yourself and say that your life is ******. You could have killed that kid because of your stupidness. I should know because I'm severely allergic to peanuts aswell.

ATchick_08 0

Thursday 14 May 2009 20:45

YDI... It's EPI PEN ..and if you're not trained to use one correctly.. DON'T!! You could (& did) screw up what could have been a life or death situation, you just got really lucky the kid didn't die due to your stupidity.