You are staffing an information booth at the county fair when a mother and her 15-year-old son approach. The mother informs you that her son is severely allergic to bee stings and had an epinephrine auto-injector prescribed to him when he was 5 years old. She hands you the 0.15 mg auto-injector and notes that it expired several years ago. Which of these statements would be most appropriate for you to make?
A) "Call your doctor as soon as possible for a new injector because this one is out of date."
B) "We have some auto-injectors on the ambulance. I can get one for you to have until you are able to get a new one from your doctor."
C) "Make sure to call the doctor since this is out of date. Also ask the doctor if he wants to add a steroid to the injector."
D) "Call your doctor to get a new injector and ask him if he wants to change the dose."
D) "Call your doctor to get a new injector and ask him if he wants to change the dose."
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