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DoDEA School Health Services Manual 2942.0 Volume 1 Revised: 2016 DRAFT
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Anaphylaxis Protocol – Unknown Allergy
Where a student, staff, or visitor within a school does not have a known allergy,
has an anaphylactic reaction to an unknown substance, the school nurse or other
designated staff member is to administer emergency epinephrine in accordance with
SHSM Form H-3-8 (Emergent Anaphylaxis Protocol & Standing Order).
Training Requirements: Emergent Anaphylaxis Protocol (see SHSM Form H-3-8-
1) for training requirements established by the Joint Services Medical Command.
School nurses are to take and pass the online training course, “Anaphylaxis” located on
the Defense Health Agency – Immune Readiness LMS Web page at
https://vhcprojectimmunereadiness.com/.To take the course:
1.
This is a secure Web site. A username and password will need to be established.
2.
Create a user profile. Within the Organizational Profile portion, indicate:
Occupational Title: ‘Registered Nurse (RN)’
License number and State
Organization: ‘Education’
Agency: ‘Elementary and Secondary Education’
Division: ‘Non Identified’
Pay Plan: ‘Other’
Pay Grade: Ignore
To access the course, click on ‘Courses,’ ‘Anaphylaxis’ and ‘Take this Course.’
Once the course and posttest are completed, the school nurse must print the
“Certificate of Completion” as proof of successful completion of the course. The local
medical treatment facility will require the certificate as a prerequisite for required
follow-up training before the school nurse will be issued emergency-use-only
epinephrine.
Emergency standing order epinephrine use
MAY NOT
be delegated by the
school nurse to the UAP. According DoDEA AI 2720.01, the principal is to designate
one or more staff members who will coordinate emergency care requiring immediate
intervention when the school nurse is unavailable and to ensure that designated staff
holds current certification in CPR and first aid. Designated personnel are to follow the
same anaphylaxis training protocol as established by the Joint Services Medical
Command for school nurses. The course, “Medic/Corpsman Anaphylaxis,” for
designated school personnel is located at
https://vhcprojectimmunereadiness.com/.
Once the course and posttest are completed the certificate is printed. Designated staff
is to take the certificate to the medical treatment facility for required follow-up training.
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Head Injury Protocol