Westchester, New York – A new law will already make it easier for kids with food allergies, asthma and diabetes studying in the state because they can now bring their life saving EpiPen medication while they are at school.
Signed into law, the bill now allows for schools to have the life-saving medication administered to students without them needing a prescription in case there is an emergency. The law also lets the children diagnosed with diabetes, allergies, asthma and other conditions get the drug administered without needing to go to an urgent care clinic to get help.
The parents have pushed for this to make it easier for their kids to access their medication anytime they need it while at school. A large group of parents together with the members of the food allergy community have worked so hard to also make them feel at ease that they no longer need to look for urgent care clinics in case an emergency comes up.
Under the law allowing kids to bring EpiPen medication at school, aside from the nurse, school employees can also administer the injection in case there’s an emergency granting that they are trained on how to do it.
With some kids showing serious reaction to insect bites and food products while they are at school, it would be very helpful to have EpiPen handy even if it’s not prescribed by a medical professional for someone. This will surely be able to serve as urgent care for those who need the medicine in an emergency.
This law can help a lot according to a parent of a kid with food allergies, Stacey Saiontz. She said that this way, there isn’t time wasted waiting for an ambulance to get to the school with the medicine readily available to be administered by anyone who needs it. This means that no student would face death mainly because of a delay.
An EpiPen has the chemical epinephrine which is responsible for narrowing the blood vessels and opening the airways in the lungs. This drug can help treat severe skin itching, low blood pressure and allergic reaction to food and insect bites.
In the U.S., food allergies are among the rising problems that affect almost 15 million people which include children. With 1 out of 13 children suffering from food allergies that cause wheezing, rashes, difficulty of breathing and loss of consciousness, it only makes sense to have EpiPen medication permitted in schools and not only available in urgent care near me.
The parents of kids with food and insect bite allergies couldn’t be happier now that bill has been signed to allow them to bring EpiPen medication at school.
