Wouldn't the "reasonable number" to stock be the same? Let's say there's 8 kids that need the EpiPen. If there was a food allergy incident, it could be something like a school lunch event which means they need at least enough for every kid since they might all get the same reaction from all eating the same food. From reading these replies it looks like you need 2 for each person just in case they require a second dose, and replace them once a year.
So:
- if school stocks them for 8 kids: they need to replace 16 every year
- if the 8 kids families supply the stocks: they need to, in aggregate, replace 16 every year
Same amount. Obviously better if the school pays, but I'm not understanding the "reasonable number" part.
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Wouldn't the "reasonable number" to stock be the same? Let's say there's 8 kids that need the EpiPen. If there was a food allergy incident, it could be something like a school lunch event which means they need at least enough for every kid since they might all get the same reaction from all eating the same food. From reading these replies it looks like you need 2 for each person just in case they require a second dose, and replace them once a year.
So:
- if school stocks them for 8 kids: they need to replace 16 every year
- if the 8 kids families supply the stocks: they need to, in aggregate, replace 16 every year
Same amount. Obviously better if the school pays, but I'm not understanding the "reasonable number" part.
Where did you come up with the kids all having the same sensitivities?
A kid that regularly eats peanut butter but is very sensitive to bee stings doesn't need to plan to avoid strawberries.
And at some point, training the on site responders to inject from a vial is going to be pretty worthwhile.