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Anaphylaxis Plans

Anaphylaxis Action Plan
 
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of American Asthma Action Plan
Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan
Emergency plan is for the staff member/student with signs and symptoms of having an anaphylaxis reaction.
 
 A person having an anaphylactic reaction might have ANY of these signs and symptoms:
 
  • Skin system: hives, swelling (face, lips, tongue), itching, warmth, redness. 
  • Respiratory system (breathing): coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest pain or tightness, throat tightness, hoarse voice, nasal congestion or hay fever-like symptoms (runny, itchy nose and watery eyes, sneezing), trouble swallowing.
  •  Gastrointestinal system (stomach): nausea, pain or cramps, vomiting, diarrhea 
  • Cardiovascular system (heart): paler than normal skin color/blue color, weak pulse, passing out, dizziness or lightheadedness, shock 
  • Other: anxiety, sense of doom (the feeling that something bad is about to happen), headache, uterine cramps, metallic taste
 

Early recognition of symptoms and immediate treatment could save a person’s life.

 

Act quickly.

 

 

Give epinephrine auto-injector, if available (e.g. EpiPen®, ALLERJECT®, Emerald TM) at the first sign of a known or suspected anaphylactic reaction.

 

  1. Call 9-1-1 or local emergency medical services. Tell them someone is having a life-threatening allergic reaction. 

 

  1. Give a second dose of epinephrine as early as 5 minutes after the first dose if there is no improvement in symptoms.

 

  1. Call the emergency contact person (e.g. parent, guardian).

 

*Usage of an unassigned epinephrine auto-injector must be reported no later than 10 days post injection to:

 

  • school district
  • prescribing physician
  • commissioner of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
 

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/schoolhealth/forms/ReportingForm-Epinephrine.aspx