# Anaphylaxis Policy

**Anaphylaxis is:**  is a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal, resulting in circulatory collapse or shock. The allergy may be related to food, insect stings, medicine, latex, nuts, etc. The purpose of the **policy** is to provide an outline for prevention and care for a student with a known **anaphylactic response.**

#### **Anaphylaxis Policy**

Upon student application, if a medical alert - life threatening or severe medical condition - is noted, the parent is asked to complete the medical planning form provided by the school.

**For Parent Accompanied Events:**

- Expectation of Parent to assume parental responsibility, carry the epi-pen and administer if needed.

**For school run events:**

- We require a [Permission to Administer Medicine form](https://drive.google.com/file/d/17D4vrK7vkD8QE3KyDbdoq9g-mju6npnG/view?usp=drive_link) (updated annually)
- Parent provides Epi-pen onsite
- Stored appropriately with Teacher/ supervisor access and kept nearby
- All those in care of the student throughout the day provided with a copy of the Medical Planning Form and aware of the epi-pen’s location

- Annual staff training with local school nurse provided 
    - review signs and symptoms
    - common allergens
    - avoidance strategies
    - How to use/administer epinephrine auto-injector
    - Discussions to raise team and participant awareness
    - Your local school nurse is also a valuable resource and may provide practical training as needed 
        - Free anaphylaxis training, video/quiz/certificate [Allergy Aware Website](https://www.allergyaware.ca/)
        - Video on [How to Use an Epi-Pen](https://www.epipen.ca/en/epipen-resources/epipen-videos)
        - Information on [Anaphylaxis ](https://documents.onlineschool.ca/share/s/w8dNLslfTX2eJYYvU_SpoQ)

##### In Case of Anaphylaxis 

- Allergic response is immediately treated with epi-pen, not Benadryl
- 911 is called
- Parent to be notified
- Flex representative to accompany to hospital awaiting parent arrival
- Flex representative to call Director of Flex Academy and complete the Accident Report Form.
- Director follows up with family and staff to consider future care considerations
- Student allergy alert information noted within Encom for future reference with note for parents encouraging use of Medic-Alert identification