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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had an asthma attack. I grabbed my inhaler and found peanut butter on it. I'm extremely allergic to peanuts. FML
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Top comments
kellster 2
Not panicking is a good thing. Also, paying attention during the first aid training. And it's "epi pen", for the record.
krissy33 0
Too bad you can't spell anything else....
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moosehead2 0
awww i can totally understand, when your in a state of panick it would be easy to make that mistake
Andy_King 0
the person didn't try to inject it, when I reread the article I think the person grabbed it backwards and it injected him/her on the spot, not that the person tried to do it backwards
Andy_King 0
lol i love how everyone things the person pushed a button against the kid's leg if you touch the wrong end it shoots you and i know a lot of you have picked up a normal pen and pushed the wrong end against a piece of paper now imagine if you're just chilling there as a camp counselor, maybe as a summer job or something, and some kid runs up to you and says a kid passed out, you aren't going to take the time to make sure everything is perfect
laur20091 0
I understand how this could happen. I know I would get really anxious if this happened to me and I wouldn't notice which way the needle was. hope you two were ok!
Doc_J65 0
there's an arrow the side that points to where the needle comes out. ydi
trulyinsane 0
did it ever occur to you that not all epi pens are exactly the same?
Doc_J65 0
howeve, if you ever need to inject someone again, hopefully you'll remember this and do it right. ps: hold the pen by the barrel, not one of the end caps
ThisismeBaby 0
i done that to myself onw time i have a severe allergry to figs only i ddt pass out n end up in the hosp so fyl
some_girl9 8
Asshole, it's "EpiPen"
willnigga 0
wow dude that's not FML that's F the little kids life!!!! you an idiot wow u should notttttt be aloud around kid!!!! ur a dumb ass
fuzz97 23
learn how the ******* thing works before you use it, then.