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Resources to help health professionals support their patients who are at risk of anaphylaxis

Best practice guidelines

Best practice guidelines for anaphylaxis prevention and management in children's education and care

The Best practice guidelines have been developed in consultation with key stakeholder organisations, staff working in the children’s education and care  sector and parents of children who are enrolled in children’s education and care services. These Best practice guidelines aim to provide guidance and support to reduce the risk of anaphylaxis in children’s education and care services while supporting children to participate in the full range of children’s education and care activities.

Best practice guidelines for anaphylaxis prevention and management in schools

The Best practice guidelines have been developed in consultation with key stakeholder organisations, staff working in schools and parents of children who are enrolled in schools. These Best practice guidelines aim to provide guidance and support to reduce the risk of anaphylaxis in schools while supporting students to participate in the full range of school activities.

Anaphylaxis guidelines and resources

Acute Anaphylaxis Clinical Care Standards

ASCIA acute management of anaphylaxis guidelines

ASCIA adrenaline injector prescription guidelines

ASCIA anaphylaxis checklist for Prescribers of Adrenaline (Epinephrine) injectors

ASCIA event record for allergic reactions


ASCIA Action Plans and First Aid Plans for anaphylaxis

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia Signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction animation

How to position a person having anaphylaxis animation

ASCIA anaphylaxis resources

Education and training

ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training health professionals

ASCIA food allergy e-training health professionals

ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training pharmacists

ASCIA food allergy e-training pharmacists

Anaphylaxis Update for Health Professionals Webinar 2021

How to safely remove a tick

Adrenaline injector training resources

How to give EpiPen® animation

How to give Anapen® animation

Order an adrenaline injector trainer

Websites

Food allergy education for the community

This website is designed to be a quick go-to hub for top line information on food allergy management


Allergy 250K

A website specifically for teens and young adults living with severe allergies


Allergy Prevention Nip allergies in the Bub

A website that provides practical advice on when and how to introduce the common allergy causing foods and how to optimise eczema management, to help prevent food allergy developing

Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia

Content updated November 2023.