{"id":5719,"date":"2018-08-21T19:16:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T19:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=5719"},"modified":"2018-08-21T19:33:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T19:33:28","slug":"food-allergies-what-parents-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/food-allergies-what-parents-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Allergies: What Parents Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/food-allergy-588395894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5723 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/food-allergy-588395894.jpg\" alt=\"Food Allergies \" width=\"314\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), \u201cFood allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that affect an estimated 4%\u20136% of children in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most common foods known to cause allergies in children include eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soy, fish and shellfish.\u00a0 If a child is severely allergic to any of these foods, they should avoid them at all costs.\u00a0 Exposure or consumption can lead to a serious reaction known as anaphylaxis, which can result in death.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of anaphylaxis usually occur within minutes and may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Difficulty breathing<\/li>\n<li>Weak and rapid pulse<\/li>\n<li>Throat tightening or the feeling of the throat closing<\/li>\n<li>Low blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Dizziness or fainting<\/li>\n<li>Swollen tongue<\/li>\n<li>Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the event a child is experiencing anaphylaxis, do not wait to see if symptoms will go away.\u00a0 Treatment must be administered immediately.\u00a0 If the child carries an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen), use this right away to begin emergency care.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors strongly recommend that the Epipen is administered exactly as instructed. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epipen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.epipen.com<\/a> , when administering the medication to a young child, one should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove the Auto-Injector from the clear carrier tube.<\/li>\n<li>Flip open the yellow cap of your EpiPen\u00ae or the green cap of your EpiPen Jr\u00ae carrier tube.<\/li>\n<li>Tip and slide the auto-injector out of the carrier tube.<\/li>\n<li>Hold the auto-injector in your fist with the orange tip pointing downward. Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh\u00ae.<\/li>\n<li>With your other hand, remove the blue safety release by pulling straight up without bending or twisting it.<\/li>\n<li>Hold the leg firmly in place while administering an injection.<\/li>\n<li>Place the orange tip against the middle of the outer thigh (upper leg) at a right angle (perpendicular) to the thigh.<\/li>\n<li>Swing and push the auto-injector firmly until it \u201cclicks.\u201d The click signals that the injection has started.<\/li>\n<li>Hold firmly in place for 3 seconds (count slowly 1, 2, 3).<\/li>\n<li>Remove the auto-injector from the thigh. The orange tip will extend to cover the needle. If the needle is still visible, do not attempt to reuse it.<\/li>\n<li>Massage the injection area for 10 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For complete instructions on how to properly use the Epipen, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epipen.com\/-\/media\/files\/epipen\/howtouseepipenautoinjector.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.epipen.com\/-\/media\/files\/epipen\/howtouseepipenautoinjector.pdf<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epipen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.epipen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If the child does not carry an EpiPen, and is experiencing symptoms of anaphylaxis, get emergency help immediately. Every second counts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), \u201cFood allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that affect an estimated 4%\u20136% of children in the United States.\u201d The most common foods known to cause allergies &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/food-allergies-what-parents-should-know\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1425,499,474],"class_list":["post-5719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pediatric-care","tag-epipen","tag-food-allergies","tag-food-allergy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5719"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5725,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions\/5725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}