Life Saving Anaphylaxis Info

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We all know that an emergency situation can happen in a heartbeat, especially where food allergies are concerned.  Here are some links to information on anaphylaxis and other helpful information that can help prevent anaphylaxis or spread awareness about allergies and anaphylaxis that could save the life of you or a loved one:

• All About Epinephrine: What It Does in a Reaction, How Long It Lasts, When It Gets Hot or Cold from Allergic Living   
• A Guide to Emergency Epinephrine Options (Video, Links and Savings Programs) on SnackSafely.com
    
• How to Determine Whether it's Anaphylaxis by Dave Bloom on SnackSafely.com
      
• Required Reading With Food Allergies or Celiac Disease    

• Awesome FREE printable from Kids With Food Allergies Foundation created in collaboration with Allergy Home.  The guide can be used to review key food allergy management principles and to inform other caretakers about your child's specific food allergies.  This is a handy reference for play dates, birthday parties, camps and other drop-off situations.  To download and print it, go here.   More FREE guides available here.
  
  
• Got Anaphylaxis Response Training? by Caroline of Grateful Foodie 
     
• About Anaphylaxis on FARE
         
• The Effects of Anaphylaxis on the Body on Healthline.com  This is an interactive tool to help you learn more about anaphylaxis.  Great resource!
      
• Were you told Food Allergies Can Kill? by Caroline of Grateful Foodie
     
• Take the Fear out of Epinephrine from  Amazing & Atopic
      
• Epi Epiphany! from Amazing & Atopic
      
• Guest Interview - Adult Onset Food Allergy from Amazing & Atopic
     
• Allergic Reaction or Anaphylaxis: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment on Kids With Food Allergies, a Division of AAFA
      
• Allergist Reflects on Food Allergy Deaths by Dr. Joshua Jacobs on Grateful Foodie
     
• Four Missed Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Opportunities by Dr. Joshua Jacobs, presented on Grateful Foodie
     
• Anaphylaxis information on Food Allergy Table (This site also has a list of Food Allergy Terms that may be very helpful to you!)
         
• Five Point Food Allergy Plan by Luann featured on Grateful Foodie.
     
• Food Allergy Bullying: It's Not a Joke on FARE. Thank you, Caroline of Grateful Foodie, for sharing this information!
     
• The #1 Reason to Give Epinephrine ASAP by Caroline of Grateful Foodie.
     
• Epinephrine Auto-Injector Confusion Explained by Caroline of Grateful Foodie (explains how you can receive a different auto-injector than you're used to at your pharmacy and where you can go to learn more about it). You can also read the follow-up article she wrote called More Important Epinephrine Auto-injector Info.
      
• The Conversation You MUST Have Before School Starts on Food Allergy Education Network.
     
• Some helpful Canadian websites on anaphylaxis and allergies: Why Risk It and Safe4Kids.
     
• Food Allergy Kids of Atlanta has lots of helpful information on advocacy, anaphylaxis and more!
      
• Dining with Severe Allergies on anaphylaxis101.com.  There is also a lot of other helpful information on anaphylaxis on this site as well.
   
• 10 Food Allergy Myths by Gina Clowes on Health Central.  This is a great article to share with everyone you know!  It covers some common misconceptions and is a great education tool!
    
• Here is a great article by Grateful Foodie about what you can do to help keep yourself or a loved one safe in the area of medication/anesthesia called In a Pill? Allergens in Medications.  Definitely a must read!
    
• AvoidingMilkProtein.com has some great multiple food allergy blogs listed, as well as lots of specific info to particular food allergies. A great site for more info on avoiding allergens and finding information.
    
• Snack Safely is a great place to quickly check to see if your potential snack is safe or not for your allergens.
     
• Here's another fantastic resource from Caroline of Grateful Foodie about Food Allergen Labeling: Food Allergen Labeling.  This will help you be in the know when checking out food labels for allergens.
    
• Check out this great allergic reaction/anaphylaxis poster out from Allergic Living!
    
• Need to find an allergist/immunologist?  Look one up here at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
    
• A great article by Kids With Food Allergies about cross contamination: 12 Tips for Avoiding Cross-Contact of Food Allergens.  Definitely a must read!

If you know of any more articles I can add to this list, please send me an email. Thank you!