Epinephrine autoinjector

The firm in which I purchase goods from would be Mylan, the company that produces the EpiPen auto-injector (EpiPen, 2016). The EpiPen is a medical device that is able to provide immediate medicine in the form of adrenaline to help individuals suffering from an allergic reaction in emergency situations (EpiPen, 2016). Ultimately, without the Epi Pen many individuals would be unable to recover from such severe allergic reactions (Newman, 2016). Within the last nine years, the EpiPen has gone from costing $100 to today costing as much as $600 (Newman, 2016). Due to Mylan having the rights to the auto-injector’s design, it is nearly impossible for potential competitors to make a comparable design, thus Mylan has been able to increase the price…

Have you ever wondered what goes through an extreme sports participant’s mind? We may have the wrong perspective of them and call them “risk-takers,” but little do we know how they actually feel. Let's see what studies have to show for extreme sports and their participants. To support what I am feeling, “Dr. Brymer’s Extreme Sports Not About Risk-Taking found that, “Although the image of those who take part in extreme sports was that of risk-takers and adrenaline junkies, the…

“I’m so stressed” is a widely used phrase, said by many students and professionals alike who have a lot to manage in their busy lives. However, many people do not realize the mental and physical implications of stress. In Chapter 13 of Invitation to Psychology, 5th Ed., by Carol Wade and Carol Tavris, the physiology and psychology of stress is examined, along with various ways to cope with stress in our everyday lives. By understanding the body’s physiological responses of stress, we gain a…

why the EpiPen’s price has changed significantly, and lastly, the concern behind the price increase and who is affected by it. Transition Statement: In order to understand the important of the EpiPen to its’ consumers, I will begin with giving some background information about this significant creation. Body- Topical I. Background Information To begin, an EpiPen is a self-injection that people keep on hand to treat anaphylaxis. The formal, technical name for the EpiPen is an epinephrine…

The Double Fall It was a beautiful April weekend and I had just turned 12 years old. It was the day after my birthday, April 25 to be exact, and my friend had spent the night at my house. The fresh smell and sound of leaves, it sounded like the sound of wind through a forest with all the trees swaying and hearing the leaves flap in the wind. It was the late afternoon and my brother, a friend, and me were playing in the woods. We had these pellet guns and we were having a battle. It was fairly…

connection to a greater mindful eating, which, includes consuming healthy food and lowering the need to consume unhealthy food. To change my physical health, while doing yoga I will engage in a series of techniques three times a week for 45 minutes. Which, allowed me to achieve a positive state of mind throughout the workout. The psychology behind this technique, as indicated by Ross & Thomas (2010), evidence shows that practicing yoga has positively effected one’s physical health and mental…

Ever since I was a child, I have always searched for an adrenaline rush. While vacationing with our cousins at the beach in the South of Spain, I was mystified by a large stone military bunker which had been used in various wars for centuries. Since I could remember, my cousins and I were told never to go near the bunker because our parents told us it is very dangerous or at least they saw it that way. Many times we would see small figures scaling the bunker eventually finding themselves at the…

You can feel a rush of energy go through your body. Your hands start to shake, you are alert, the energy you have is through the roof. It’s called adrenaline. The hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress, that gives you that extreme rush of energy that makes you feel like you can do almost anything. Most of the cases, when you get an adrenaline rush, are in fight or flight situations. The fight-or-flight response is a physiological reaction that occurs in…

of 36.7 + 0.577 beats/min (N=3) was generated at an imposed length of 6 mm. Autonomic Control of the Heart: A significant decrease in ventricular contractile force was observed in the heart after the addition of epinephrine, eserine, and acetylcholine to the heart, however, no significant change in ventricular contractile force was observed after the addition of atropine (Fig. 2a). A maximum ventricular contractile force of 0.00137 + 0.0000577 N (N=3) was observed upon no additions. Following…

Pain, everyone feels pain in their own way. There are some that have a high tolerance for it and then there are the ones that can’t handle it at all. I feel that I have a high tolerance for pain because there was a time when I was playing with my younger brother, we were sliding down the railing of the stairs of my home when I leaned too far in the opposite direction and next thing I know is that I am falling towards the ground, but not before I took glass down with me and cut my arm. At first I…