HEALTH MATTERS
"All schools in states with stock epinephrine laws should have on hand undesignated epinephrine,...."
exposure to potential new allergens at school - such as swapping food in the cafeteria or participating in school parties with homemade snacks - increases the risk of a first-time reaction at school. This makes having immediate access to epinephrine a crucial best practice for managing severe allergies at school.
Contact the school nurse to find out if the school district provides stock epinephrine. If it doesn't, direct the school nurse to EpiPen4Schools.com to learn more.
Indications:
EpiPen® (epinephrine injection, USP) 0.3 mg and EpiPen Jr® (epinephrine injection, USP) 0.15 mg Auto-Injectors are for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) caused by allergens, exercise, or unknown triggers; and for people who are at increased risk for these reactions. EpiPen® and EpiPen Jr® are intended for immediate administration as emergency supportive therapy only. Seek immediate emergency medical help right away.
known as stock epinephrine, in case someone with a known allergy has forgotten their epinephrine auto-injectors at home or someone with no known allergy experiences anaphylaxis.
What are some best practices for parents to help manage severe allergies at school? If a child has a known severe allergy, his or her parents should have an anaphylaxis action plan on file at their school, which should include avoiding known allergens, knowing the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, having access to two epinephrine auto-injectors at all times, and instructing others to get immediate emergency medical help should anaphylaxis occur. And now that that we're nearing the end of the school year, parents should pick up the epinephrine auto-injectors kept at school for their child, check the expiration date on the devices and ensure that next school year, they are providing current medication to the school. In addition,