Great idea TT!
When I went to Finland (to attend a youth conference) I relied on restaurants and supermarkets for food. I brought plenty of food from home but needed very little of it. I had chef cards translated into Finnish, although almost everyone spoke very good English. The allergy awareness and accommodations there were really good, even in quick service restaurants. I had emergency numbers memorised and in my phone, knew where the hospital was and made sure key people were Epi-trained, but didn't look into local anaphylaxis treatment procedures or availability of epinephrine auto-injectors (I brought six of them with me).
I never would have thought auto-injectors could be in limited supply in developed countries such as Singapore. Do they prescribe phials of epinephrine and syringes to those who don't get the auto-injectors? That would be pretty scary to manage on your own, being able to draw and administer the proper amount during a reaction.
What I would like to (also) see, or have a link to, is in which states can paramedics and first responders (fire fighters, police, etc.) administer epinephrine? Or which states have ambulances without paramedics, just first responders or EMTs or whatever the case may be. How does that affect allergy management in those states, should I ever vacation there? I never really thought about that until my recent reaction whilst on holidays (in America), in the ambulance, wondering if they could administer epinephrine if my initial dose wore off and I needed more. (Turns out they could, and they had it ready because I was relapsing, thankfully I didn't need it because my vitals were okay, but what if they didn't have the ability to administer it and I needed it?) At home, all fire fighters are trained paramedics (I wouldn't expect this elsewhere), all fire trucks and rescue vehicles have epinephrine in their 'first aid' kits, and all emergency ambulances come with paramedics.
I guess I didn't do my homework before vacation, thinking most places (in Canada, America, and northern Europe) would be like home in their first responders and anaphylaxis management. With so many other things to think about to plan a safe vacation, this one slipped my mind in the pre-planning stages and it worries me. It's now high on my radar and freaking me out a bit because we love to travel and know very little about differences (if any) in anaphylaxis management in places we visit. Not to mention, where does one find out this information before a vacation? It would be great if we had something here to refer to.