REQUIRED
ANAPHYLAXIS/EPIPEN Training
DEADLINE for completing is
December 1st
OR
WITHIN ONE WEEK
of being notified that you have
a student at risk in your classroom.
A 2010 bill signed into law by Governor Barbour promises to improve the health, well-being, and academic performance for students at risk for potentially life threatening allergies in Mississippi K-12 schools. The Senate Bill 2393 protects students' rights to carry and self-administer anaphylaxis medication (EpiPen). Education and awareness are keys to keeping students with potentially life-threatening allergies safe. Our school anaphylaxis plan is designed to ensure that children at risk are identified, that strategies are in place to minimize the potential for accidental exposure, and that faculty and staff are trained to respond in an emergency situation.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
1. Complete the online educational activity "MANAGING STUDENTS WITH ANAPHYLAXIS AND HOW TO USE AN EPIPEN AUTOINJECTOR"
2. Complete a Post-Test (survey monkey)
3. Practice using an EpiPen auto-injector training device with the school nurse by December 1, 2011, OR WITHIN ONE WEEK of being notified that you have a student at risk in your classroom. (Epipen Training and Return Demonstration Checklist will need to be kept on file in the nurse's office).
***Teachers will be responsible for notifying substitute teachers of any at risk students in their classroom, provide a copy of each student's Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan, and refer to the school nurse for auto-injector training (epipen training and return demonstration checklist will need to be kept on file in the nurse's office). The principal will speak with substitute teachers about the procedure for responding to emergency situations.***
2. Complete a Post-Test (survey monkey)
3. Practice using an EpiPen auto-injector training device with the school nurse by December 1, 2011, OR WITHIN ONE WEEK of being notified that you have a student at risk in your classroom. (Epipen Training and Return Demonstration Checklist will need to be kept on file in the nurse's office).
***Teachers will be responsible for notifying substitute teachers of any at risk students in their classroom, provide a copy of each student's Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan, and refer to the school nurse for auto-injector training (epipen training and return demonstration checklist will need to be kept on file in the nurse's office). The principal will speak with substitute teachers about the procedure for responding to emergency situations.***
Please review and familiarize yourself with the following
Columbus Municipal School District documents:
1. Policy JCCDB regarding anaphylaxis medication (EpiPen).
2. Anaphylaxis Emergency Action Plan.
3. Authorization for Self-Administration of Anaphylaxis (Auto-Injectible Epinephrine) Medications
2. Anaphylaxis Emergency Action Plan.
3. Authorization for Self-Administration of Anaphylaxis (Auto-Injectible Epinephrine) Medications
Every school year students die because
they were unable to get to their asthma or anaphylaxis medications on time.
The medications were locked in a nurse’s cabinet
or stowed away in a place too far to get to
when the student needed them.
Every minute counts when asthma or anaphylaxis strikes!!
they were unable to get to their asthma or anaphylaxis medications on time.
The medications were locked in a nurse’s cabinet
or stowed away in a place too far to get to
when the student needed them.
Every minute counts when asthma or anaphylaxis strikes!!
