Noma ubani onokudla okubangelwa ukudla, ukuthwala i-EpiPen kungaba yindawo evamile. Ngokuvamile kunabantu abaningana ekhaya lakho, omunye wabili emotweni yakho, futhi nakanjani lowo ophethe ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kubalulekile ukuthi into eyodwa ungashiyi ekhaya ngaphandle, njengendlela yokuqapha engakwazi ukugcina impilo yakho. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3 babekwe i-EpiPen ngo-2015 kuphela.
Njengoba abantu abaningi banithwele, omunye angacabanga ukuthi abantu bayakwazi ukuwachitha emva kokusebenzisa kwawo noma uma sebephelile. Kodwa-ke, umbuzo oye wabangela abantu abaningi, abangaqiniseki ukuthi bangawachitha kuphi. Ngezansi: noma ngabe yini oyenzayo, ungayifuni nje kudoti! I-EpiPens iyinkunkuma yezokwelapha eyingozi futhi idinga ukulahlwa kahle.
Kungani Ukulahlekelwa Okungalungile Kunjalo Kungozi?
I-EpiPens, eyaziwa ngokuthi "i-epinephrine auto-injectors," ifaka izinaliti ezenzelwe ukukhanda isikhumba somuntu. Leli phuzu elibukhali liyadingeka ukuze imithi ingabambe iqhaza ngokushesha kumuntu oswele i-epinephrine.
Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu, lezi "shasha" zibeka ingozi kumalungu omndeni angenakubheka kanye nabasebenzi bezokuhlanzeka abachitha imfucuza.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuphonsa imithi engasetshenzisiwe kudoti ngokuvamile kusho ukuthi bayothuthuka endaweni yokuthutha. Uma imithi ivuleka emaflethini ehamba phansi angakwazi ukungena emanzini ethu angaphansi komhlaba, okwenza izinkinga zempilo emiphakathini eseduze.
Indlela Yokuqeda Isikhathi Esiphelelwe yisikhathi Noma Esisetshenziswa Ngama-Auto Injectors
Ngakho-ke, uma ungakwazi ukuphonsa i-EpiPen yakho, ungenzenjani nayo?
Okokuqala, qinisekisa ukuthi idivayisi igcinwe ngaphakathi kwesikhala sayo sokuzivikela. Uma ususebenzise i-auto-injector, buyela esimweni sayo ngokushesha ukuze unciphise ingozi yomunye umuntu ozigwaza ngenaliti evelele.
Kunezinketho eziningana zokulahla ngokuphepha imithi kanye nokushaywa kwezokwelapha , kufaka phakathi i-epinephrine auto-injection. Lokhu kufaka:
- Abasebenzi bezokwelapha ehhovisi likadokotela wakho noma esibhedlela esiseduze bangakwazi ukulahla isikhathi eside noma basebenzisa izijoka zokuzivikela ngokuphepha nangenye imfucuza yezokwelapha.
- Amanye ama-pharmacy manje ayamukela imithi ephelelwe yisikhathi yokulahla. Buza ikhemisi yakho uma kuzothatha ama-auto-injectors noma uma iqhaza kuma-drives.
- Amanye amadolobha noma amakomidi anezinhlelo zokuqoqa imfucuza eyingozi emakhaya ezifaka imfucuza yezokwelapha. Thintana nomnyango wakho wendawo yokuhlanza utshwala noma isibhedlela ukuze uthole ukuthi kukhona yini isayithi lokudonsa eliseduze nawe.
Imithethonqubo mayelana nokulahlwa kwezokwelapha kwezokwelapha kanye nemithi ephelelwe yisikhathi ihlukahluka kusuka kumbuso kuya esimweni. Ukuthola imithetho yakho yombuso yokulahla kwezokwelapha, vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-Environmental Protection Agency website bese uchofoza isimo sakho.
Ukugcina ithrekhi yombhalo wakho
U-Epinephrine uyisidakamizwa esihle kakhulu. Iphelelwa yisikhathi ngokushesha futhi ingalahlekelwa kalula kalula uma ishiywe emotweni eshisayo noma uma ibanda kakhulu. Uma uketshezi ngaphakathi kwe-auto-injector yakho kukhanya, udinga i-EpiPen entsha.
I-epinephrine auto-injectors zenziwe ukuba zigcine unyaka owodwa, ubude bomuthi ojwayelekile odokotela.
Ngeshwa, ama-pharmacy ngokuvamile anesitokisi se-auto-injectors abaye bahlala eshalofini elinde ukuhanjiswa, kanti okwamanje basondela nakakhulu ezinsukwini zabo zokuphela kwesikhathi. Ngezinye izikhathi ama-pharmacy azokhipha amapenki angaphansi kokusha.
Hlola usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi ku-injector yakho uma uthola imvume yakho yokuqala. Uma iphelelwa yisikhathi esingaphansi konyaka, cela umuthi wezokwelapha ukuze uthole okusheshisayo. Kuzodingeka uhlole usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi ku-injector langempela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi luzohlala isikhathi eside uma umshwalense wakho usebenza kahle.
Qinisekisa ukuthi ubhala usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi sokuzenzakalela kwekhasi lakho kwikhalenda yakho ukukukhumbuza ukuze uthole ukuvuselelwa.
Uma ungakwenzi lokhu, hlola i-auto-injector yakho manje ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ayiphelelwe yisikhathi, nokuthi i-liquid yangaphakathi isacacile.
Ibukezwe nguMarlo Mittler, MS RD