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An EpiPen is like a superhero, enabling users to quickly inject medicine into their thigh and reduce severe allergic reactions during emergencies. But things can get confusing without human factors.
Some people mistake which end the injection comes from, leading to the needle going into their thumb, where others get confused between the real and the training device, leading to accident, injury, and even death.
Professor Thomas Jun at Loughborough University has developed a clearer design to ensure correct use, and protocols so that training and real kits are no longer packaged together.
EpiPen kit