School Strategies in Place for Management of Allergic Emergencies

(Approximately 25% of epinephrine administrations)

• Food Allergy Emergency Care Plan

• Updated, reviewed, accessible
• With permission to be shared with all responsible for students care
• Kept in an accessible but secure location
• Non-licensed staff trained to administer auto-injector when school nurse is not immediately available
• In most states currently only licensed professionals can administer epinephrine to those experiencing anaphylaxis without a prior known allergy*
• Standing epinephrine orders*
• Stock epinephrine*

• Identification of students with life threatening allergies
• Child specific auto-injectors (enough for second available dose)

• Delegate training*

• Full time school nurse

• Rapid identification of allergic reactions and immediate contact of school nurse and/or 911(especially if nurse not immediately available)

• Full time school nurse
• Universal staff training and consider staff wide drills
• Emergency procedures/plan familiar to all staff
• Communication device available to contact school nurse and 911
• 911 and transport by ambulance to emergency department
• Do raise the student to an upright position