Anaphylaxis Treatment Annual Notification to Parents
California Education Code 49414 authorizes school districts to provide trained personnel with epinephrine auto injectors for emergency medical aid to persons suffering from an anaphylactic reaction.
Anaphylaxis is a rapid, severe allergic response triggered by insect stings, foods, medications, latex materials, exercise, or, in rare cases, by unknown causes. This is a life threatening allergic condition requiring immediate treatment.
Administering epinephrine to students during a medical emergency may help to ensure the student's health and safety at school. Therefore, the Lassen County Office of Education and Susanville School District have adopted a policy for standing orders to provide life-saving epinephrine to students who need such treatment.
This policy states that a credentialed, licensed school nurse or trained, unlicensed school staff, under the direct or indirect supervision of the credentialed school nurse (or supervisor of health), may administer epinephrine in the form of an epinephrine auto-injector during a severe,
life-threatening allergic reaction. The epinephrine auto-injector rapidly delivers a pre-measured, sterile, single dose of epinephrine by direct injection through the skin.
If you do not wish your child/children to receive this treatment, you must complete the Refusal to Use Anaphylaxis Form within two (2) weeks of the beginning of the program. The form can be obtained in each schools office (McKinley, Diamond View, Meadow View)