{"id":6886,"date":"2017-10-04T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T14:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=6886"},"modified":"2017-10-04T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T14:24:28","slug":"guidance-use-adrenaline-auto-injectors-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/guidance-use-adrenaline-auto-injectors-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/guidance-use-adrenaline-auto-injectors-schools\/shutterstock_473408194\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6887\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6887 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/shutterstock_473408194-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There has been a change in the legislation where schools may now administer their &#8220;spare&#8221; adrenaline auto-injector (AAI), obtained, without prescription, for use in emergencies, if available, but only to a pupil at risk of anaphylaxis, where both medical authorisation and written parental consent for the use of the spare AAI has been provided.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>AAIs can be used through clothes and should be injected into the upper outer thigh in line with the instructions provided by the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>Please find document below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/645476\/Adrenaline_auto_injectors_in_schools.pdf\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/645476\/Adrenaline_auto_injectors_in_schools.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on choosing a course about Anaphylaxis\u00a0call 01206 805359 or email support@protrainings.uk<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been a change in the legislation where schools may now administer their &#8220;spare&#8221; adrenaline auto-injector (AAI), obtained, without prescription, for use in emergencies, if available, but only to a pupil at risk of anaphylaxis, where both medical authorisation and written parental consent for the use of the spare AAI has been provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[495,239,372],"class_list":["post-6886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-protrainings-eu","tag-adrenaline","tag-auto-injectors","tag-schools"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools. 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