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WCDT: 2362-2366 (14-18 January 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
pwhodges:
EpiPen is actually the trade name of a self-injection device carried by those with severe allergies to administer treatment immediately in the case of anaphylactic shock. The word is also used generically for such devices.
Barmymoo:
Epidurals are not solely for pregnant people - in fact, the only time anyone would have an epidural when pregnant is in the process of becoming unpregnant, i.e. for pain relief during labour (and my non-qualified, not-actual-medical-advice advice would be to avoid them if you can because they cause a cascade of interventions generally resulting in unnecessary surgery, and thereby essentially delaying the pain rather than preventing it). The term refers to the location into which the injection is placed: around the dura mater (I believe this is a section of the skin?), usually of the spinal cord.
As Paul says, EpiPen is a brand name, and the Epi part comes from Epinephrine, another term for the adrenaline contained in the pen.
westrim:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 16 Jan 2013, 08:51 ---EpiPen is actually the trade name of a self-injection device carried by those with severe allergies to administer treatment immediately in the case of anaphylactic shock. The word is also used generically for such devices.
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--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 16 Jan 2013, 09:51 ---Epidurals are not solely for pregnant people - in fact, the only time anyone would have an epidural when pregnant is in the process of becoming unpregnant, i.e. for pain relief during labour (and my non-qualified, not-actual-medical-advice advice would be to avoid them if you can because they cause a cascade of interventions generally resulting in unnecessary surgery, and thereby essentially delaying the pain rather than preventing it). The term refers to the location into which the injection is placed: around the dura mater (I believe this is a section of the skin?), usually of the spinal cord.
As Paul says, EpiPen is a brand name, and the Epi part comes from Epinephrine, another term for the adrenaline contained in the pen.
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...You DO both know that I was joking, as it is a much nicer response than my instinct to reply "Google it" to people requesting a definition on the internet, right?
pwhodges:
It seemed likely; but why not just answer the (implied) question? It takes no more effort, and is friendlier.
Is it cold in here?:
Now I'm trying to wrap my head around a self-injection device to administer an epidural.
EDIT: It's Myriad Pro that is the scary font. Comic Sans is to be hated, not feared.
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