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Title: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: lakeswimr on February 10, 2012, 10:40:22 AM
If you do not have a written emergency plan you may want to print off this one and have your doctor sign it until you can see a good allergist who will provide you with a written emergency plan.
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: Ra3chel on February 10, 2012, 11:13:42 PM
Would it make sense to start a thread collecting EAPs? I'd be happy to share mine.
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: rebekahc on February 11, 2012, 06:22:03 PM
I'd like to eventually make sub boards for this section and organize threads that way. If you want to post your action plan in its own thread, I can make a folder for them both to go into.
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: LinksEtc on April 26, 2012, 09:34:27 PM
- they changed obstructive swelling to significant swelling
- instead of saying "after a suspected or known ingestion", now the wording refers to a suspected reaction which I think is good in case it started with a contact exposure.
- they added an "other" category - "Feeling something bad is about to happen, anxiety, confusion"
- they added some nose symptoms to the mild category
- Now they seem to include epi for mild symptoms if they come from more than one body area. Hmmm, this summer dd had a couple of hives and a mild,brief stomach ache ... 2 body areas? ... I'll have to ask our allergist about this at some point.
- Look at this - "Student should remain in ER for 4+ hours because symptoms may return." Excellent recommendation about staying at the ER :thumbsup: .... I'd prefer to see the word "patient" rather than "student" to encourage adults to carry a plan also. ETA student is good for school, but other wording might be better for outside school. -----------
There are other changes also ... I just wanted to point out a few.
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: GingerPye on August 16, 2013, 09:39:12 AM
that new form looks really good. Wishing I'd had it even a few days ago. I just finished filling out, faxing, and signing all the forms for high school.
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: LinksEtc on August 16, 2013, 10:33:42 AM
Yes, I just finished the allergy school forms also :-/
One more brief comment, and this is just my preference, but I kinda wish they'd left the option to epi if (ingestion/no symptoms) out of the symptom box .... like maybe below the asthma check box.
Overall, a nice plan!
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: twinturbo on August 16, 2013, 01:06:24 PM
I wish there was a way to denote for MFA different courses of action. Peanut is automatic epinephrine whereas egg would be a wait and see even without Benadryl. I can write it so it makes sense yo me but for a teacher or other staff? I can see that being extremely confusing.
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: spacecanada on August 16, 2013, 07:33:03 PM
One more brief comment, and this is just my preference, but I kinda wish they'd left the option to epi if (ingestion/no symptoms) out of the symptom box .... like maybe below the asthma check box.
I was thinking the same thing. It is a bit confusing where it is now, almost overshadowing the major symptoms below.
I also agree that the word student should be replaced with something more generic. I try to carry an action plan with me, and do most of the time, but have trouble finding one with adult/generic wording.
Overall, an improvement. I like the clearer description of symptoms.
Title: Re: Emergency Action Plan from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
Post by: LinksEtc on August 16, 2013, 08:23:09 PM
Just wanted to link to the new thread in main on this topic: