Abstract
A 46-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with left thumb pain after accidentally discharging her son's Epipen® (Dey, LP; Napa, CA) while cleaning out his belongings. She stated that the injury occurred approximately 40 min before her arrival. The Epipen® was the adult dose model and carried 0.3 mg of epinephrine. She did not know how much had been injected. She denied any other complaints except thumb pain. The past medical history was significant for hypertension, asthma, and gastritis.
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