Yesterday, Food Allergy Research and Education, (FARE) released their updated emergency action plan with a new name AND the new Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidelines for holding the EpiPen® in the thigh for the count of three. Just in time for Back-To-School. The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan is available in English and soon in Spanish. My children carry this plan with them in the event of a reaction. They can simply hand it over to whoever is helping.
I like them to carry it since it I worry that I will panic and forget the steps to take. My daughter’s school uses this form, so we’re printing it out right now and my son is heading to college and will keep his plan hanging on his dorm wall in addition to a laminated version for his backpack. Even though so many of us have been carrying epinephrine for years, I have had friends share that they have panicked and blanked out regarding how to respond. I am sure I’m capable of a good old fashioned blank out. Therefore, I’m printing out this simple form to carry too.
If you know of anyone who uses this plan, please share the link to the new form, The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan
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One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
FARE works on behalf of the 15 million Americans who have food allergy, including all those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis.
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The problem is something which not enough people are
speaking intelligently about. I am very happy I found this in my search for something concerning this.