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ADDRESSIN ADDRESSING F FOOD ALLER OOD ALLERGIES IES at at 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ADDRESSIN ADDRESSING F FOOD ALLER OOD ALLERGIES IES at at 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ADDRESSIN ADDRESSING F FOOD ALLER OOD ALLERGIES IES at at 1 The American International School Kuwait is an Allergy Aware School. What do e s this me an? 2 AIS is an Allergy Aware School. T his me ans that AI S will no w be de ve lo
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AIS is an Allergy Aware School.
T his me ans that AI S will no w be de ve lo ping and imple me nting a c o mpre he nsive plan fo r managing fo o d alle rgie s.
Peanuts and tree nuts are the
alle rge ns that have so far be e n ide ntifie d as life -thre ate ning alle rge ns to o ur stude nts at AI S. T he re fo re , the se alle rge ns will be
- ur main fo c us.
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Allergy Awareness Plan:
1.E nsure the daily manage me nt o f fo o d alle rgie s in individual c hildre n. 2.Pre pare fo r fo o d alle rgy e me rge nc ie s.
- 3. Pro vide pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt o n
fo o d alle rgie s fo r staff me mbe rs.
- 4. E
duc ate stude nts and family me mbe rs abo ut fo o d alle rgie s.
- 5. Cre ate and maintain a he althy and
safe e duc atio nal e nviro nme nt.
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- 3. Pr
- 3. Provide pr
ide prof
- fessional
essional de development on f elopment on food allergies
- od allergies
fo for s staff.
a.pro vide ge ne ral training o n fo o d alle rgie s fo r all staff. b.pro vide in-de pth training fo r staff who have fre que nt c o ntac t with c hildre n with fo o d alle rgie s.
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A food allergy is whe n yo ur bo dy’ s immune syste m o ve rre ac ts to a fo o d pro te in that c an affe c t any syste m o f the bo dy, inc luding the re spirato ry, c ardio vasc ular, gastro inte stinal, and skin syste ms.
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Vs.
A is a po te ntially se rio us immune re spo nse to e ating o r o the rwise c o ming into c o ntac t with c e rtain fo o ds o r fo o d additive s that c an c ause anaphylaxis. A is an adve rse re ac tio n to fo o d that do e s no t invo lve the immune syste m and is no t life -thre ate ning.
Ex Example ample
Lactose intolerance Trouble digesting milk sugar (lactose)
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Eight (8) foods cause ninety (90) percent of the food allergic reactions in the United States: Milk Peanuts Eggs Tree Nuts Wheat Fish Soy Shellfish
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I nge stio n o f e ve n the smalle st amo unt o f the alle rge n c an trigge r this o ve rre ac tio n and c an c ause a varie ty o f sympto ms fro m mild nause a to anaphylaxis.
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Anaphylaxis is a se rio us alle rgic re ac tio n
that is rapid in o nse t and c an c ause de ath within minute s.
Food Insect Venom Medications Latex
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Treatment of ANAPHYLAXIS
Epinephrine Epinephrine by inje c tio n is the
tre atme nt fo r a se rio us re ac tio n
- Quic k administratio n is ke y – a
de lay c an be de adly
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- llo w-up c are and o bse rvatio n in
the e me rge nc y ro o m fo r 4-6 ho urs (sympto ms impro ve o r disappe ar, the n the 2nd wave c an be wo rse than the first)
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he re will be a “Nut F re e Zo ne ” aro und the stude nt’ s c lassro o m in e le me ntary.
discouraged.
- Nuts, pe anuts o r
any pro duc ts c o ntaining nuts
- r pe anuts are
disc o urage d.
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he stude nt’ s c lassro o m will also be a “Nut F re e Zo ne .”
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✓ Avoid the use of identified aller
gens in c lass pr
- jec ts, par
ties, holidays and c elebr ations, ar ts, c r afts, sc ienc e exper iments, c ooking, snac ks, or r ewar
- ds. Modify c lass mater
ials as needed.
✓ Use non-food inc entives for
pr izes, gifts, and awar ds.
✓ Inc lude infor
mation about c hildr en with spec ial needs, inc luding those with known food aller gies, in instr uc tions to substitute teac her s.
✓ E
nc our age c hildr en to wash hands befor e and after handling or c onsuming food.
✓ Avoid or
der ing food fr
- m r
estaur ants bec ause food aller gens may be pr esent, but unr ec ognized.
✓ Have r
apid ac c ess to epinephr ine auto-injec tor
- s. If you suspec t a
sever e food aller gy r eac tion or anaphylaxis, take immediate ac tion.
✓ Be a r
- le model by r
espec ting the needs of students with food aller gies and r einfor c ing the sc hool’s r ules against disc r imination and bullying.
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SYMPT MPTOMS MS
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EMERGENCY CARE PLAN
Front
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EMERGENCY CARE PLAN
Back
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www.foodallergy.org
FREE online interactive course!!!!
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