Food allergy anaphylaxis network

The network may include the person with Food Allergy, relatives, friends, teachers, childcare staff, colleagues, travel companions, clinicians, and people who prepare or serve food. Each person needs simple, consistent information: the known trigger, early warning signs, where emergency medicine is kept, and how to call for help. A plan is safer when responsibilities are clear, especially for children or anyone who cannot explain symptoms during a reaction. Include consent and contact details in the way your setting normally stores health information.

Give trusted contacts a current written plan and demonstrate the prescribed device with a trainer. Ask schools and workplaces how medicines are stored, who can access them, and what happens during an off-site activity. Tell restaurants about the allergy before ordering and ask how ingredients and cross-contact are managed. Review the plan after a reaction, a change in diagnosis, a change of medicine, or a move to a new school or workplace. Allergy Testing may help a clinician assess suspected triggers.

Throat or tongue swelling, breathing trouble, wheezing, faintness, collapse, or rapidly worsening symptoms after food require emergency action. Use the person’s prescribed emergency medicine as directed and call emergency services immediately. Do not leave the person alone or ask them to walk. An itchy throat can be an early warning sign, particularly if other symptoms develop. Emergency assessment is still needed when symptoms improve after first aid.

Who should be trained in my daily network? What wording should my written plan use? How should emergency medicine be stored and replaced? Which symptoms require immediate treatment? Should my relatives or carers receive allergy education?