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As an EpiPen carrier, a nurse, and a fat person, this post really got to me. We're taught in school that certain sites on the body--including the lateral (outside) thigh (vastus lateralis muscle) has only an inch of subcutaneous tissue overlying it, in most body types, even fat ones. The ultrasound findings in the study you cite obviously contradict that. This is yet another example of nursing education based on thin bodies/baseless assertions of effectiveness. And a complete lack of accountability in the drug approval process. Class action lawsuit, anyone?
So curious to know if similar issues exist in other auto-injector medications such as HRT, humira, and migraine medications like emgality. Just another way that multiply marginalized people such as fat trans folks and/or fat chronically ill folks are continually underserved.
As an EpiPen carrier, a nurse, and a fat person, this post really got to me. We're taught in school that certain sites on the body--including the lateral (outside) thigh (vastus lateralis muscle) has only an inch of subcutaneous tissue overlying it, in most body types, even fat ones. The ultrasound findings in the study you cite obviously contradict that. This is yet another example of nursing education based on thin bodies/baseless assertions of effectiveness. And a complete lack of accountability in the drug approval process. Class action lawsuit, anyone?
So curious to know if similar issues exist in other auto-injector medications such as HRT, humira, and migraine medications like emgality. Just another way that multiply marginalized people such as fat trans folks and/or fat chronically ill folks are continually underserved.