Guidance notes on Adrenaline Auto-injector
Three makes of Adrenaline Auto-injectors available are Epipen, Jext and Emerade. They all contain adrenaline and are all given in a similar manner.
- Hold the injector in your dominant hand
- with the other hand remove the safety cap.
- Put the injector firmly into the upper outer part of the casualty's thigh and hold it there for 10 seconds.
- Remove it carefully and they should begin to feel better quite quickly.
