tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post7147645964554018825..comments2023-04-03T07:30:48.847+00:00Comments on Chap Sticks: Nationalised Industries - where we should be grateful for what we getNicodemushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655350796974635174noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post-42385855004912308882007-07-30T15:41:00.000+00:002007-07-30T15:41:00.000+00:00Have got private, but The company Bupa doesn't wor...Have got private, but The company Bupa doesn't work like that - it only kicks in when an NHS doctor refers me to a consultant. And there is an annual excess of £50.<BR/>I still have to wade through officious numbskulls who work part time at my local quack to get this.<BR/><BR/>They said they will not hesitate to prescribe, but I still have to be told to read the instrcutions.<BR/><BR/>I will also have to get a letter from them (£35) to put it in my carry-on - the unpressurised hold will make it pop, probably.<BR/><BR/>FYI - Parameds carry both Adrenaline and Atropine - and wouldn't need an epi-pen. Just as they carry a 'how-to' card for a defib, they carry a quick kit for an anaphylaxia case. It's nasty - and it has a knitting needle.Nicodemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655350796974635174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post-83119599483507901612007-07-30T14:53:00.000+00:002007-07-30T14:53:00.000+00:00NB: It gets worse each time - so she is speaking a...NB: It gets worse each time - so she is speaking a good deal of sense.<BR/>If it happens again, I'm brown bread.Nicodemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655350796974635174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post-74735022102859748522007-07-30T14:34:00.000+00:002007-07-30T14:34:00.000+00:00"Epi-pens kill more people than they save." - sour..."Epi-pens kill more people than they save." - source?<BR/><BR/>"Even a paramedic would hesitate." - the point of epi-pens is that they're for use in extremis; you use them or you die. No paramedic would hesitate in those circumstances.<BR/><BR/>Short shelf life? The shelf life is 12 months. You don't have to go through the same process each time, the trick is to get a doctor who isn't an imbecile. Or go private, of course (thought you had private healthcare anyway, N? Or aren't you covered for pre-existing conditions?)<BR/><BR/>If it wasn't for epi-pens, one of the most important people in my life would be dead, so you can imagine what a pile of shit I think your post is, Sigismund, and you should be able to see why I think that the risk of using an Epi-pen is far outweighed by the risk of not using it.<BR/><BR/>It's up to N whether he has one or not, of course, but I asked him to get one as I know just how easy it is to die from anaphylactic shock, even if you DO "watch what you eat".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post-30398382078567139562007-07-30T14:04:00.000+00:002007-07-30T14:04:00.000+00:00I have managed so far by watching what I eat. I sh...I have managed so far by watching what I eat. I shan't bother taking it on the plane. <BR/>I have had one pulp fiction moment from brazils already - which is why i don't eat muesli, or unmarked chocolates, as the next one will kill me, lest I have the pen. However - as you say it has a short shelf life. Interestingly the dispensing method is exactly like that of atropine. <BR/><BR/>Still I have been instructed to carry one, by someone who clearly cares for me.Nicodemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655350796974635174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post-55285877027771596282007-07-30T13:00:00.000+00:002007-07-30T13:00:00.000+00:00Epipens kill more people than they save.TrueEven a...Epipens kill more people than they save.<BR/><BR/>True<BR/><BR/>Even a paramedic would hesitate. Give em too early - it will wear off too early - and trust me you dont want two. Too late, and well you will be late. <BR/><BR/>They have a short shelf life and you have to go thru the same rigmarole each time. <BR/><BR/>Dont bother - watch what you eat. Try getting one on a plane :-)sigismundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11817865593241006865noreply@blogger.com