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Author Topic: CPS gave 38 shots for allergic reactions in year  (Read 2102 times)

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Offline LinksEtc

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CPS gave 38 shots for allergic reactions in year
« on: October 25, 2014, 05:00:44 PM »
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"CPS gave 38 shots for allergic reactions in year"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-cps-allergy-shots-met-1021-20141020-story.html

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In the first year that Chicago Public Schools stocked epinephrine injectors at all schools, nurses and other trained workers administered the hormone 38 times, according a study by Northwestern Medicine published Monday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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Re: CPS gave 38 shots for allergic reactions in year
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2014, 08:43:59 AM »
Wow!  This needs to be shared with every other school district and anyone who balks at trying to get epinephrine in schools and public places. 
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Re: CPS gave 38 shots for allergic reactions in year
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 09:36:52 AM »
I think that it probably needs sharing with any district that thinks that FOOD in classrooms is no big deal.   :-/

This is a district that had a student die from food anaphylaxis on their watch just a year prior to the study period, too-- so you KNOW that they had a lot of training and awareness of risks.    If they couldn't handle food in classrooms safely enough to avoid anaphylaxis, NOBODY can.

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Re: CPS gave 38 shots for allergic reactions in year
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2014, 01:45:07 AM »
CPS has had the benefit of getting some very focused attention from Dr. Gupta, too.  From what I could tell of the results they seemed to have not really taken her efforts to heart.