Faced with a life-threatening allergic reaction or asthma attack, many people reach for an EpiPen or inhaler to stop the emergency. But a new review finds that too few actually use the devices correctly. Just 16 percent of patients used epinephrine injectors the right way, while only 7 percent used asthma inhalers as intended, according to researchers at UTMB. “We were pretty surprised,” said Dr. Rana Bonds, who led the research. “We send patients out with these devices that can save their lives and they don’t know how to use them.” Those findings ring true for Seattle doctors and parents, who say that concerns about using the devices loom large in the community where many children — and adults — suffer from potentially fatal food allergies and asthma