Glucagon is an intimidating drug to administer. Let’s face it – when someone you love needs it, you’re in panic mode.
I was so excited to find this free interactive educational glucagon app that Lilly produced. I downloaded it and was pretty impressed by the quality. I’ll definitely use this app to help teach others about what lives in the red box and how to use it. Better yet, teachers can virtually practice from their android phone or ipad as well.
One thing that I found to be totally silly is the use of an alcohol wipe in the practice session. I don’t know a soul who would try to clean the top of the newly popped vial when someone’s seizing or bother to clean the skin – but Lilly is teaching the cleanest way to do it. Please don’t be disappointed in yourself if you miss these steps.
This app doesn’t take the place of practicing with a real glucagon kit; in conjunction with the app, users will feel more comfortable in an emergency situation – so be sure to save your expired kits to practice with.
For more information on glucagon see She Sugar’s article: Glucagon 101 – Teachers as Students