Table 2.

School Personnel Reports of School Environments Regarding Prevention and Management of Anaphylaxis

	Legislated (n = 710)	Non-Legislated (n = 853)	P-value
School has written policy for prevention and management of anaphylaxis	54.6%	47.1%	0.003
Parents required to complete emergency management form for child	57.3%	57.1%	0.967
Emergency Management Form Comprehensiveness	(n=407)	(n=487)
Mean score (theoretical score range: 0 – 4)	1.9 ± 1.8	2.2 ± 1.8	0.04
Frequency of elements on emergency form:
• List of child’s allergies	53.6%	61.2%
• Location of auto-injector	43.7%	49.3%
• Emergency protocol	45.0%	52.0%
• Photo of child	47.3%	55.6%
Provided with personal copy of emergency form	38.2%	43.4%	0.05
Trained to administer EpiPen	95.1%	81.1%	< 0.001
EpiPen Technique	(n = 418)	(n = 439)
Mean score (theoretical score range: 0 – 4)	3.0 ± 1.2	2.5 ± 1.2	< 0.001
A lack of school awareness and training related to allergies placed a student at risk	0.70%	1.1%	0.28
School awareness and training related to allergies helped a student during a reaction	10.9%	9.6%	0.07