Research
School nurses find stock epinephrine improves safety of students with severe allergies
The Brief
- A new national survey of school nurses was presented at the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy.
- The survey examines having epinephrine on hand at school for students with severe food allergies.
- The reported finding is that stock epinephrine improves safety for these students.
Why it matters
It provides survey evidence that having epinephrine available at school is linked to safer outcomes for students with severe food allergies, which bears on school health preparedness.
Who’s affected
- school nurses
- parents of children with severe food allergies
- school administrators
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For school kids with severe food allergies, having epinephrine on hand at school can mean the difference between a scary moment and a life-threatening one. A new national survey of school nurses presented at the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy…