A 5-year-old boy has been diagnosed with a severe food allergy. What is an important parameter to address when educating the parents of this child about his allergy and care?
A) Wear a medical identification bracelet.
B) Know how to use the antihistamine pen.
C) Know how to give injections of lidocaine.
D) Avoid live attenuated vaccinations.
Ans: A
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The nurse also advises the patient to wear a medical identification bracelet or to carry emergency equipment at all times. Patients and their families do not carry antihistamine pens, they carry epinephrine pens. Lidocaine is not self-administered to treat allergies. The patient may safely be vaccinated.
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