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What You Need at School
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 14
- An Emergency Care Plan
- A Dietary Prescription completed by physician (for food allergies only)
- A Medication Authorization form
- An Epi-pen
- CPR training
How to Prevent a Reaction
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 13
In order to prevent severe allergic reactions individuals should do the following:
What To Do in An Emergency
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 11
The signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis usually appear rapidly, within seconds or minutes, after an exposure to an allergen. However, in some cases, the reaction can be delayed for up to one to three hours depending on the substance causing the reaction.
Medication Management
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 9
Mild signs & symptoms caused by food allergies may be alleviated through over the counter allergy medicines such as the brand name medicine, benadryl, which also goes by the generic name diphenhydramine.
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Mild Signs & Symptoms
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 8
Symptoms of food allergies typically appear from within a few minutes to two hours after a person has eaten the food to which he or she is allergic.
Allergic reactions can include:
Food Allergies vs. Food Intolerance
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 7
A food allergy is different from a food intolerance. Milk is one that is often misinterpreted by some as a food allergy when in actuality may just be a food intolerance. 鈥淎 food intolerance is the body鈥檚 abnormal reaction to a food but in a way that does not involve the immune system. A food allergy is triggered by an immune response鈥nd poses a much greater health risk鈥� (U.S. Food and Drug Administration).
Allergy Triggers
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 5
There are 8 major food allergens identified by the Food and Drug Administration that may trigger a food allergy response.
The eight major food allergens identified are:
What are Food Allergies?
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 4
A food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by the body鈥檚 immune system.
No food allergy symptoms occur on the first time a person is exposed to the food.
Impact of Food Allergies
Food Allergy eTraining Slide 3
- Four out of every 100 children have a food allergy.
- Food allergies are becoming more common AND hospitalizations related to food allergies are also increasing.
- Children with food allergies are two to four times more likely to have other related conditions such as asthma and other allergies, compared with children without food allergies鈥ND are more likely to experience anaphylactic reactions to foods and be at higher risk of death.