Fig. 2
STMDmax versus BMI. The horizontal lines indicate the length of the needle of Epipen Jr® and Epipen® respectively, both minus 2 mm, the estimated distance from the point of the needle to the upper limit of the orifice. The vertical dotted line indicates the proposed limit using Epipen® to avoid subcutaneous injection. The nine subjects at risk of subcutaneous injection using Epipen® were all overweight. However, children with a BMI < 20 kg/m2 are not at risk getting a subcutaneous injection when using the EpiPen® needle 15.2 mm