ADDRESSIN ADDRESSING F FOOD ALLER OOD ALLERGIES IES at at 1 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ADDRESSIN ADDRESSING F FOOD ALLER OOD ALLERGIES IES at at 1

The American International School Kuwait is an Allergy Aware School. What do e s this me an? 2

AIS is an Allergy Aware School. T his me ans that AI S will no w be de ve lo ping and imple me nting a c o mpre he nsive plan fo r managing fo o d alle rgie s. Peanuts and tree nuts are the alle rge ns that have so far be e n ide ntifie d as life -thre ate ning alle rge ns to o ur stude nts at AI S. T he re fo re , the se alle rge ns will be o ur main fo c us. 3

Allergy Awareness Plan: 1.E nsure the daily manage me nt o f fo o d alle rgie s in individual c hildre n. 2.Pre pare fo r fo o d alle rgy e me rge nc ie s. 3. Pro vide pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt o n fo o d alle rgie s fo r staff me mbe rs. 4. E duc ate stude nts and family me mbe rs abo ut fo o d alle rgie s. 5. Cre ate and maintain a he althy and safe e duc atio nal e nviro nme nt. 4

3. Provide pr 3. Pr ide prof ofessional essional de development on f elopment on food allergies ood allergies fo for s staff. a.pro vide ge ne ral training o n fo o d alle rgie s fo r all staff. b.pro vide in-de pth training fo r staff who have fre que nt c o ntac t with c hildre n with fo o d alle rgie s. 5

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A food allergy is whe n yo ur bo dy’ s immune syste m o ve rre ac ts to a fo o d pro te in that c an affe c t any syste m o f the bo dy, inc luding the re spirato ry, c ardio vasc ular, gastro inte stinal, and skin syste ms. 7

Vs. A is a po te ntially se rio us immune re spo nse to e ating o r o the rwise c o ming into c o ntac t with c e rtain fo o ds o r fo o d additive s that c an c ause anaphylaxis. A is an adve rse re ac tio n to fo o d that do e s no t invo lve the immune syste m and is no t life -thre ate ning. Ex Example ample Lactose intolerance Trouble digesting milk sugar (lactose) 8

Eight (8) foods cause ninety (90) percent of the food allergic reactions in the United States: Peanuts Milk Eggs Tree Nuts Wheat Fish Soy Shellfish 9

I nge stio n o f e ve n the smalle st amo unt o f the alle rge n c an trigge r this o ve rre ac tio n and c an c ause a varie ty o f sympto ms fro m mild nause a to anaphylaxis. 10

Anaphylaxis is a se rio us alle rgic re ac tio n that is rapid in o nse t and c an c ause de ath within minute s. Food Insect Venom Medications Latex 11

Treatment of ANAPHYLAXIS Epinephrine Epinephrine by inje c tio n is the tre atme nt fo r a se rio us re ac tio n • Quic k administratio n is ke y – a de lay c an be de adly • F o llo w-up c are and o bse rvatio n in the e me rge nc y ro o m fo r 4-6 ho urs (sympto ms impro ve o r disappe ar, the n the 2 nd wave c an be wo rse than the first) 12

• Nuts, pe anuts o r any pro duc ts c o ntaining nuts discouraged. o r pe anuts are disc o urage d. • T he re will be a “Nut F re e Zo ne ” aro und the stude nt’ s c lassro o m in e le me ntary. • T he stude nt’ s c lassro o m will also be a “Nut F re e Zo ne .” 13

✓ Avoid the use of identified aller gens in c lass pr ojec ts, par ties, holidays and c elebr ations, ar ts, c r afts, sc ienc e exper iments, c ooking, snac ks, or r ewar ds. Modify c lass mater ials as needed. ✓ Use non-food inc entives for pr izes, gifts, and awar ds. ✓ Inc lude infor mation about c hildr en with spec ial needs, inc luding those with known food aller gies, in instr uc tions to substitute teac her s. ✓ E nc our age c hildr en to wash hands befor e and after handling or c onsuming food. ✓ Avoid or der ing food fr om r estaur ants bec ause food aller gens may be pr esent, but unr ec ognized. ✓ Have r apid ac c ess to epinephr ine auto-injec tor s. If you suspec t a sever e food aller gy r eac tion or anaphylaxis, take immediate ac tion. ✓ Be a r ole model by r espec ting the needs of students with food aller gies and r einfor c ing the sc hool’s r ules against disc r imination and 14 bullying.

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EMERGENCY CARE PLAN Front 16

EMERGENCY CARE PLAN Back 17

FREE online interactive course!!!! www.foodallergy.org 18

Questions? Please send any questions, comments, concerns to: Kira.Malatchi@ais-Kuwait.org 19