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Most of the FA guidelines I've read recommend keeping Epi's in an unlocked location.  I wonder if experts feel regulations such as those below should be changed.


"Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies In Schools and
Early Care and Education Programs"

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/foodallergies/pdf/13_243135_A_Food_Allergy_Web_508.pdf

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To ensure quick access to epinephrine, auto-injectors should be kept in a safe and secure place that trained staff members can get to quickly during school or ECE program hours.63,68–70 At the same time, staff must also follow federal and state laws, including regulations, and local policies that may require medications to be locked in a secure place. For example, federal Head Start regulations require that all "grantee and delegate agencies establish and maintain written procedures regarding the administration, handling, and storage of medication for every child," including "labeling and storing, under lock and key, and refrigerating, if necessary, all medications, including those required for staff and volunteers."51 State regulations and local policies may similarly require locking medications in a secure location.