After you assist a patient with his epinephrine auto-injector, which one of the following statements made by the patient best indicates that the epinephrine is working and the patient is improving?

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The correct statement indicating that the epinephrine is working and the patient is improving is "My breathing feels a lot easier." Epinephrine works to relax the muscles in the airway and improve breathing in a person suffering from severe allergic reactions. Option B (racing heart) may indicate an adverse side effect of epinephrine, option C (headache) is an unlikely effect of epinephrine, and option D (sleepiness) is not a desired effect of epinephrine.

After You Assist a Patient with His Epinephrine Auto-Injector, Which