Epipens and water parks

We do not carry it into the pools with us. We've always left it easily accessible in our bags by the pool. We've never had a problem.

When we took the kids to a water park last summer, I sat by the pool all afternoon with the EpiPens while DH took the kids around to the water rides. We didn't feel comfortable leaving the Epipens in a locker, and I had to stay in one place so DH could find me immediately if he needed an Epipen. It ended up as a peaceful afternoon by the pool-not bad...would have been better if I liked Jimmy Buffet covers...

We went to a water park on vacation this year and I bought a waterproof fanny pack online. It worked well. It had a double zip-lock closure to keep out the water.

We have brought them with us and left them with our bags at our seating area/spot. We have never brought them into the water with us.

We went to Dollywood over the summer, and bought an [url="http://www.otterbox.com/products/otterbox/3000/index.htm"]otter box[/url] for the epis. We wrapped a small ice pack in a washcloth and kept it in the box with the epis, keys, and a cell phone. The entire otter box went into a fanny pack, which DH wore into the pools, down the slides, everywhere. The contents in the box stayed bone dry. Every few hours we put in a fresh ice pack, and the epis stayed cool.

we leave ours in a small cooler by our stuff. I usually put it under a towel under the chairs.

Wow! I didn't know there was such a thing! thanks for posting this! we went to disney over the summer and the water park was a PIA. we took turns taking DS on the slides cause someone had to hold the epi! TY!

We go to the water parks quite often. We usually put an ice pack in the med bag and place in under our chair with a towel over it to help insulate the med bag from the hot sun. We are never very far from our chair when we are on the slides or in the pool.
However, we went tubing down the creeks and rapids in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park last July. We also bought one of the waterproof fanny packs and everything stayed dry. I didn't feel comfortable leaving the epi-pen a mile away at the campground base camp.
By the way, is it an indoor water park in Alaska? I was surprised to see this topic in November.

I bought a pouch at REI for my son this past summer so that he could go on a tubing trip. He secured it around his waste and it worked great. Completely air tight! Here's the link:

[url="http://www.rei.com/product/752256"]http://www.rei.com/product/752256[/url]

May I please ask why you would need your Epi Pen in the water? Are you dealing with bee sting allergies or somthing else that could cause a reaction while in the water?

We joined a local pool/water park for the past few summers. I always keep our Epi Pens in an insulated bag and I make sure the bag is in the shade and that we're never too far from it while swimming. When we're eating, the bag is right there with us. It never occurred to me to do more than that.

When going to a pool, I'm comfortable with leaving the epi at the chairs. If going around a huge water park, I'd want to carry the epis with me. I'm not comfortable being far away from them. For instance, on the Lazy River ride at the amusement park, I wore one of those waterproof bags already mentioned and kept the epis in them. The Lazy River Ride is about 15 minutes long. For my comfort zone, I didn't want to be that far from the epis.

This was a big concern of mine also. When at a local pool, we keep it in the outside pouch of a cooler bag in the shade. But, for a waterpark it's a problem if you want to keep it nearby. I bought a waterproof pouch for around my neck. It holds 2 epis, benadryl tablets, my license, insurance card and credit card. If I go on a slide or something more adventurous (not often) I tuck it inside my suit. On a lazy river I may just put a tee shirt over it. We just returned from our 3rd cruise and this has been a blessing. I wore it cave tubing, snorkeling, etc. (anywhere that I'm concern about getting to it quickly).

They say it should not be refridgerated and I have read somwhere not to put them in a cooler or with an ice pack. Just want to pass this info along in case you didn't realize.

Go to page 5, read under "Tips..."

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