Allergies
January 29, 2008
Allergies/Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a potentially fatal condition. Causes range from bee stings to drugs, foods, and other causative factors, in which a foreign protein or allergy entering the body causes life threatening respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms which may likely results in death if immediate action is not taken by administration of an EpiPen injection.
Onset is usually sudden, however a delayed reaction may occur hours after the initial reaction. Treatment consists of airway maintenance and support of blood pressure with fluid expanders, epinephrine, and oxygen. Prevention is the most important part of anaphylaxis management. In students with known allergies, self-administration of epinephrine plays a key role in reducing mortality.
- If your child has a known allergy to bee stings, a drug, food or other causative agent, please notify your school nurse and please complete the “Seaman USD #345 Allergies and Anaphylaxis Information from Parent Request” form and send to the school.
- If EpiPen is prescribed by your child’s healthcare provider to have at school, it should be accompanied with specific orders and completion of the “Emergency Action Plan for Allergies with Potential for Anaphylaxis” form.
- If your child’s allergy is from a food or food product, please click on the “Food Allergies” link on the top right hand side of this web page.
- An Individualized Health Care Plan (IHP), will be completed by the school nurse with specific information regarding your child’s history and treatment for allergies.
- The school nurse will communicate, to pertinent school personnel, health information about the potential allergic reaction and management at school, (ie food service, PE teacher, classroom teacher, administrator).
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