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DD is 7 and now has an Epipen.
I am trying to determine how to keep it with us at all times and deal with it, both size-wise and temperature.
Today we went sledding. I couldn't leave it in the car--it would freeze. I ended up putting it in my pocket of my coat but was worried about it freezing and also falling on it and breaking it--and possibly hurting myself.
I know there are some of you out there who are more experienced than I am. HELP!!
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I have no experience but I happened to think.. what about something like a fanny pack.. but keep it up around your waist.. that would keep it under your jacket and close to your body but also in a location (waist) that isn't likely to hit the ground.. you knees, elbows, hands, even chest, or your bottom or shoulders etc.. but your waist just isn't a typical hit location.
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Former Peds RN and Owner of many epipens through the years:
If you don't like the feel of a fanny pack, you could try one of those small bags that you often find with travel items/ fanny packs that are secured with a shoulder strap and are meant to be worn securely at the waist with the strap coming from the opposite shoulder. Another option, especially if you all are outside and active a lot in the bitter cold is sewing a holder of sorts to fit your size of epipen and attach it to a string to put around your neck. You could then put this between the layers of your coat/clothing or wherever comfortable.
I don't know what brand you have, but the canisters the epipens come in are typically sturdy, even my adult pen, in its thin, plastic canister would be challenging to break. If it did break, the force needed to expel the contents of the pen is truly designed to be by a direct force. It's quite easy when done the proper way, even crudely in an emergency situation, but hard to do accidentally, say by stepping on it.
Hope this helps.
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