What Parents Are Not Told After a Child’s First Food Allergy Reaction A recent research study conducted by the Elijah-Alavi Foundation and Indiana University Indianapolis, examined how parents experience emergency care after their child’s first severe food allergy reaction. The study, led by Thomas Silvera,MSHS-PH MA Emilie R. Madsen,PhD, Jennifer Bute, PhD, Clarissa Cheslyn, MA, and Maggie Unruh, MA , reveals a critical gap in what families are told before they leave the hos

Food Allergy Training Must Be More Than a Demonstration.

Removing Fear Before Training We talk a lot about training people to use epinephrine. We teach how to hold the device. Where to place it. How long to administer. What to do next. But we often skip the most important step. We do not remove the fear first. Fear is what causes hesitation in emergencies. Fear is what makes someone second guess themselves when seconds matter. Fear turns a life saving device into something people are afraid to touch, afraid to get wrong, afraid to