Kuba nabani na onokutya okutya, ukuthwala i-EpiPen kunokuba yinto eqhelekileyo. Ngokuqhelekileyo kukho ezininzi kwikhaya lakho, enye yeebini emotweni yakho, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo uyayithwala ngamaxesha onke. Kubaluleke ukuba yinto enye ungayi kushiya ngaphandle, njengendlela yokulondoloza ekugqibeleni ingasindisa ubomi bakho. Kuqikelelwa ukuba abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezi-3 baqeshwe i-EpiPen ngo-2015 kuphela.
Ngabantu abaninzi banithwele, umntu unokucinga ukuba abantu bayazi indlela yokulahla emva kokusetyenziswa kwayo okanye xa bephelile. Nangona kunjalo, ngumbuzo oye wagxotha abantu abaninzi, abangaqinisekanga ukuba bangawachithaphi. Eyona nto: nantoni na oyenzayo, musa ukuyilahla kwinqwelo! I-EpiPens inkunkuma yonyango enobungozi kwaye kufuneka ilahlwe kakuhle.
Kutheni Kutheni Ukulahleka Okungekho Ngayo Kungengozi?
I-EpiPens, eyaziwa ngokusemthethweni njenge "epinephrine auto-injection", zibandakanya iinaliti eziye zenzelwe ukukwazi ukubetha isikhumba somntu. Le ngongoma ecacileyo iyimfuneko ukwenzela ukuba loo mayeza asebenze ngokukhawuleza kumntu oswele i-epinephrin.
Kodwa ngenxa yale nto, "ukutshitshiswa" kuyingozi kubahlali bentsapho abangaboniyo kunye nabasebenzi bezococeko abachitha imfucuza.
Ukongezelela, ukugxotha amayeza angasetshenziswanga kwi-trash ngokuqhelekileyo kuthetha ukuba baya kuphelela kwi-landfill. Xa amayeza atshayelwa kwiifomflethi angakwazi ukungena emanzini angaphantsi komhlaba, obangela iingxaki zempilo kuluntu olusondeleyo.
Indlela yokuLawula okanye ukusetyenziswa kwe-Auto-Injectors
Ngoko, ukuba awukwazi ukuphosa i-EpiPen yakho, unokwenza ntoni na?
Okokuqala, qiniseka ukuba ifowuni igcinwe ngaphakathi kwimeko yayo yokukhusela. Ukuba usebenzise i-auto-injection, buyisela kwimeko yayo ngokukhawuleza ukunciphisa umngcipheko womnye umntu ozibetha ngenaliti.
Kukho iindlela ezininzi zokulahla ngokukhuselekileyo amachiza kunye nokutshatyalaliswa kwezokwelapha , kubandakanywa ne-epinephrine auto-injection. Ezi ziquka:
- Abasebenzi bezonyango kwiofisi yakho ugqirha okanye kwisibhedlele esiseduze bangakwazi ukulahla okanye basebenzise i-injection-auto-injection ngokukhuselekileyo kunye nenye inkunkuma yonyango.
- Amanye ama-pharmacy ngoku ayamkela amayeza aphelelwe lixesha. Buza i-pharmacy yakho ukuba iya kuthatha i-auto-injection okanye ukuba ithathe inxaxheba kwimichiza yonyango.
- Ezinye iidolophu okanye iinqununu zineenkqubo zokuqokelela inkunkuma engozini ezibandakanya inkunkuma yonyango. Xhagamshelana neSebe lendawo yokucoceka kwendawo okanye isibhedlele ukuze ufumane ukuba kukho indawo yokuhlalisa ekhoyo kufuphi nawe.
Imimiselo malunga nokulahlwa kwezilwanyana zezokwelapha kunye neyeza eziphelelwa yisikhathi ziyahluka ukusuka kummandla ukuya kummandla. Ukufumana imimiselo yelizwe yokulahla inkunkuma yonyango, tyelela i-website ye-Arhente ye-Environmental Protection Agency kwaye uklikha kwilizwe lakho.
Ukugcina Umkhondo Wakho Umqulu
U-Epinephrine uyisicatshulwa kakhulu. Iphela ngokukhawuleza kwaye ilahleke ngokulula ukusebenza kwayo xa ishiywe kwimoto eshushu okanye xa ibanda kakhulu. Ukuba i-liquid ngaphakathi kwe-auto-injector yakho ifakile, udinga i-EpiPen entsha.
Injini ye-auto-injini ye-Epinephrine yenziwe ukugcina unyaka owodwa, ubude bomyalelo oqhelekileyo.
Ngelishwa, ii-pharmacy zihlala zine-stock injection-injection eziye zihleli kwi-shelf ezilindele ukuba zihanjiswe, kwaye okwangoku ziya kusondela kwaye zisondele kumhla yazo yokuphela. Maxa wambi ama-pharmacy aya kukhupha iipenki ezingaphantsi kokutsha.
Hlola usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi kwi-injection yakho yokuzimela xa ufumana kuqala umyalelo wakho. Ukuba iphelelwa lixesha elingaphantsi konyaka, cela i-pharmist ibe yintsha. Uya kufuneka uhlolisise umhla wokuphelelwa yisikhathi kwi-injection yangempela ukuqinisekisa ukuba kuya kuhlala ixesha elide ukuba umyalelo wakho ulungile.
Qinisekisa ukuba ubhale umhla wokuphelelwa kwe-auto-injection yakho kwikhalenda ukuze ukhumbuze ukuba uhlaziye.
Ukuba awuzange wenze oku, khangela i-injector yakho yangoku ukuze uqiniseke ukuba ayizange iphelelwe yisikhathi, kwaye i-liquid inside isacacile.
Ukuhlaziywa nguMarlo Mittler, MS RD