Tag: emergency action plan

PB&J

School District Agrees to $120K Settlement for Failing to Protect Kindergartener...

Five-year-old girl was left alone and unsupervised suffering full-blown anaphylaxis.
Summer Camp

Off to Camp with Food Allergies: Don't Forget the Emergency Action...

The plan provides specific instructions regarding how to identify the symptoms of a reaction and steps to follow.
School Bus

Back-to-School Check: Did You Update Your Child's Food Allergy Emergency Plan?

Vital resource takes much of the guesswork out of responding to your child's emergency.
Nassar Ahmed

Lessons to be Learned from the Nasar Ahmed Inquest

Takeaways that should be considered for all school age children with severe food allergies.
Doctor with Clipboard

American Academy of Pediatrics Publishes Their Own Emergency Action Plan Template

Plan, completed with your child's doctor, specifies the actions to be taken when anaphylaxis or ingestion of an allergen is suspected.

FARE Updates Emergency Action Plan (You Should Too)

FARE has updated their standardized template for development of an Emergency Action Plan.

What We Learned from the Ronak Warty Tragedy

We look back on Ronak's story to see how we might prevent similar occurrences in the future.

What We Learned from the Javier Avina Tragedy

A 10 year old boy from London Ontario passed due to food allergy, asthma, or both. We look at ways to prevent such tragedies from happening again.

Study: Many Allergists and Pediatricians Failing to Educate Parents on the...

Parents rely on their child's doctor to provide the necessary information to keep their child safe. Many doctors aren't doing an adequate job of providing that information.
Brian Hom

Commemorating 7 Years Since the Passing of BJ Hom: Food Allergies...

Please take a few moments to see this video. Even if you've seen it before, BJ's story will remind you of the stakes involved when anaphylaxis strikes.