It can cause a skin rash like a nettle sting and it can cause allergic reactions to the whole body—anaphylaxis, in which the blood pressure becomes dangerously low.
The guide includes a section on anaphylaxis, with information about emergency adrenaline injection.
It covers treatment and the development of health care plans for pupils suffering from potentially life threatening medical conditions, including anaphylaxis.
With regard to the second part, anaphylaxis is not a phenomenon peculiar to diphtheria immunisation.
Many hundreds of children in the nation's schools are at risk of anaphylaxis.
Anaphylaxis occurs in one in 3,500 of the population each year.
We have received no representations from leisure providers concerning the use of their facilities by sufferers of anaphylaxis.
Allergies range from debilitating conditions such as asthma and hay fever to life threatening conditions such as anaphylaxis.
