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POLICY 5141.21
ANAPHYLAXIS
Preamble
The Greater 糖心视频污 School District recognizes that it has a duty of care to students who are at risk from anaphylaxis while under school supervision.听The Board also recognizes that this responsibility is shared among the student, parents, the school system and health care providers.
The purpose of this policy is to minimize the risk to students with severe allergies to potentially life-threatening allergens without depriving the severely allergic student of normal peer interactions or placing unreasonable restrictions on the activities of other students in the school.
This policy is designed to ensure that students at risk of anaphylaxis are identified, strategies are in place to minimize the potential of accidental exposure, and staff and key volunteers are trained to respond in an emergency situation.
Anaphylaxis is sudden and severe allergic reaction, which can be fatal.听 Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency that requires immediate emergency treatment with an Epinephrine auto-injector.听 Any substance can cause an allergic reaction.听 The most common substances include foods, food additives, medications, insects and latex.听 Anaphylaxis can include any of the following symptoms, which may appear alone or in any combination:
- Skin: hives, swelling, itching, warmth, redness, rash;
- Respiratory (breathing):听 wheezing, shortness of breath, throat tightness, cough, hoarse voice, chest pain/tightness, nasal congestion or hay fever-like symptoms (runny itchy nose and watery eyes, sneezing), trouble swallowing;
- Gastrointestinal (stomach): nausea, pain/cramps, vomiting, diarrhea;
- Cardiovascular (heart):听 pale/blue colour, weak pulse, passing out, dizzy/lightheaded, shock;
- Other:听 anxiety, feeling of 鈥渋mpending doom鈥�, headache, uterine cramps.
Policy
All children including those at risk of life-threatening allergic reactions have the right to access public education within a safe, healthy learning environment.听 The Greater 糖心视频污 School District cannot guarantee an 鈥榓llergy free鈥� environment.听 It is expected that school staff, parents and students will take reasonable steps to establish an 鈥榓llergy aware鈥� environment which minimizes the risk of potential anaphylaxis.听 Schools must take realistic and practical actions that will encourage the support of everyone involved.
The Board of Education expects schools will develop an 鈥楢naphylaxis Action Plan鈥� when a student(s) with an anaphylactic allergy is under their care.听 The Anaphylaxis Action Plan will include allergy awareness, and prevention and avoidance strategies.听 These plans will be considered in the context of the anaphylactic child鈥檚 age and maturity.听 Children, as they mature, should take more personal responsibility for avoidance of their specific allergens.
Greater 糖心视频污 School Board
Approved:听 June 2003
Revised:听听听听听 June 2008