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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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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Sjolie 0
What did number 9 say? He was moderated out.
mixedcalibaby 0
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
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
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
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
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
#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
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
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.
boone_fml 0
#5, he shouldn't be taking care of a kid who might need an epi pen shot without knowing how to use one.