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How to give EpiPen in English and other Languages

Step by step instructions for giving EpiPen adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjectors are available below in English and other languages.

These translations were funded by an educational grant from the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN).

English
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How to give EpiPen

1 Form fist around EpiPen and PULLOF BLUE SAFETY RELEASE

2. Hold leg still and PLACE ORANGE END against outer mid-thigh (with or without clothing)

3. PUSH DOWN HARD until a click is heard or felt and hold for 3 seconds then REMOVE EpiPen

Provide ambulance with the used EpiPen® and the time it was given.

Arabic 
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Chinese Simple
pdfChinese Sim ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017183.81 KB 

Chinese Traditional
pdfChinese Trad ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017184.91 KB

Dinka (South Sudan)
pdfDinka ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017160.27 KB

French
pdfFrench ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017128.83 KB

German
pdfGerman ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2018180.72 KB

Greek 
pdfGreek ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017168.79 KB

Hindi 
pdfHindi ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017160.87 KB

Indonesian
pdfIndonesian ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017130.41 KB

Italian 
pdfItalian ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017128.82 KB

Japanese   
 pdfJapanese ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017174.87 KB 

Karen
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Khmer
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Korean
pdfKorean ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017266.13 KB 

Lao
pdfLao ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2018166.18 KB

Macedonian 
pdfMacedonian ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017194.99 KB

Persian/Dari
pdfPersian ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017167.16 KB

Spanish 
pdfSpanish ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017128.86 KB

Tagalog (Philippines)
pdfTagalog ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017128.72 KB 

Thai
pdfThai ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2018160.07 KB

Turkish 
pdfTurkish ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017166.29 KB

Vietnamese 
pdfVietnamese ASCIA PCC How to give EpiPen 2017169.19 KB

Content Updated October 2020