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The FMA, the Florida Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Association, and the Broward Pediatric Society support the Anaphylaxis Initiative to have all school staff educated on how to identify and treat anaphylaxis. The first step in the treatment of anaphylaxis is the administration of epinephrine using an auto-injector.
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browardcountymedicalassociation (Saturday, 09 March 2013 09:00)
The FMA, the Florida Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Association, and the Broward Pediatric Society support the Anaphylaxis Initiative to have all school staff educated on how to identify and treat anaphylaxis. The first step in the treatment of anaphylaxis is the administration of epinephrine using an auto-injector. Every school needs at least 2 Jr and 2 Sr patient non-specific epinephrine autoinjectors to be available in the event that anaphylaxis,e.g. from food allergy, occurs and the student does not have a personal, specific epinephrine autoinjector stored at school. It is possible that the child has never had anaphylaxis in the past. The auto-injectors are available free of charge from the manufacturer but a FL Rx is required. To protect the prescribing physician from any potential liability, we need to encourage the legislature to include any prescribing physician under the Good Samaritan Law. Likewise any school personnel must be free of liability for the dx and treatment of anaphylaxis at school.