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Anaphylaxis Management

The Anaphylaxis Guidelines for Queensland State Schools 1.2M provide specific information for Queensland state schools on how to manage and treat students at risk of anaphylaxis.

Training

Queensland state schools are required to have sufficient staff who have completed:

• the online ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training course for Schools and Childcare (Queensland version)
• practical training in the use of adrenaline auto-injectors (e.g. EpiPen)
• current first aid training (which includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the administration of emergency asthma medication - as anaphylaxis and asthma are often linked).

Schools will determine how many staff need to be trained by considering the health needs of their student population.

Purchasing and administering adrenaline auto-injectors

All Queensland state schools, including departmental outdoor and environmental education centres, are required to maintain a minimum of one back-up adrenaline auto-injector for the purpose of providing emergency medication to students and staff for the treatment of anaphylaxis.

For the school to purchase an adrenaline auto-injector/s from a pharmacist or licensed wholesaler of drugs or poisons without a prescription, the principal is required to:

• determine the number of adrenaline auto-injectors the school requires based on assessment of risk
• download the Department of Health authorisation 362K and ensure that the conditions for purchase and administration of the adrenaline auto-injector will be met by the school
• complete a signed written order to purchase the number of adrenaline auto-injector/s required for the school. A letter template for the pharmacist (DETE employees only) is available for this purpose
• provide an authorised staff member with the Department of Health authorisation and the signed written order to enable the pharmacist to fulfill the request.

For further information to support students diagnosed with anaphylaxis, refer to the Management of students with specialised health needs and the Administration of medication in schools procedures.

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