Sentences with phrase «epinephrine autoinjector»

Nurses train all district staff (including bus drivers, cafeteria staff, teachers, etc) on how to recognize symptoms of anaphylaxis and how to administer an epinephrine autoinjector.

(By the way, your child needs a Health Care Plan too, and the staff needs to be trained how to administer your child's epinephrine autoinjector.

Also, epinephrine autoinjector training MUST occur before the first day of school.

If your child has food allergies, it is vital that they begin, at a young age, to remember to bring their epinephrine autoinjector everywhere!

Your allergist will likely prescribe an epinephrine autoinjector for your child if your child has experienced anaphylaxis, has scored very high (4 +) on a skin prick allergy test or Immunocap RAST blood test to a specific substance or is believed to be likely to experience anaphylaxis in the future.

Mylan's EpiPen is the predominant epinephrine autoinjector — a device and drug used in cases where an individual suffers a severe allergic reaction, which could otherwise lead to death — in the U.S. market.

If your child has severe food allergies, your allergist will want you to have two epinephrine autoinjectors (commonly called EpiPens) on hand at all times in case of a life - threatening reaction.

The Alexander City School System, with the help from Eric Tyler, MD, FAAP, of Pediatric Associates of Alex City, was the first system in Alabama to establish protocols to stock epinephrine autoinjectors, and we can help others to implement the same following steps: