Nurses and administrators should take extra care to boost kids' self-confidence in talking about their symptoms (many are often embarrassed to talk about their health issues) in order to develop a full picture of what serious symptoms look like and what types of allergens can set off a potential attack.

 

"It's not possible nor necessary to put children in a bubble," says Nancy Sander, president and founder of AANMA. "But it is necessary to take reasonable precautions to reduce risk, recognize when accidental exposures have occurred and treat them immediately with the right medications."

 

Children who require them should have backpack medications on them at all times, including an albuterol or levalbuterol inhaler if they suffer from asthma or two epinephrine injector (epipens) if there's the possibility of anaphylaxis, the organization says. In addition, students must have up-to-date and signed health forms with proper emergency contact information, with school officials checking to make sure this information is in order.

 

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