Guidance

Using emergency adrenaline auto-injectors in schools

Guidance for schools on creating a policy around the use of emergency auto-injectors (AAI)

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 20 September 2017

Documents

Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in schools

PDF, 438 KB, 30 pages

Details

From 1 October 2017, schools in England will be allowed to purchase adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices without a prescription, for emergency use on children who are at risk of anaphylaxis but whose own device is not available or not working.

This guidance will help schools that choose to keep an emergency AAI create a policy for using it.

Published 20 September 2017