Question

Which of the following instructions should you give to a patient whom you are about to assist with administering​ epinephrine?

A. This is not pleasant​ tasting, but it is important that you drink all of it.
B. Open your mouth and lift your tongue so I can spray this medication under your tongue.
C. I am going to inject medication into your thigh.
D. Insert the mouthpiece and inhale deeply as you depress the canister.

Answer 1

The correct instruction to give to a patient for administering epinephrine is to inject it into the thigh muscle.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct instruction to give to a patient whom you are about to assist with administering epinephrine is option C: I am going to inject medication into your thigh. Epinephrine is administered through an injection into the thigh muscle, usually using an auto-injector device like an EpiPen®. This allows the epinephrine to be rapidly delivered into the bloodstream to counteract the life-threatening allergic reaction.