If you are a day care provider and a child has a peanut allergy reaction, what do you do?

Use the epipen!: The child should have an Epipen (epinephrine) with them. Administer the Epipen (epinephrine) and call 911 immediately. If the child is alert and able to swallow, you can also give them a dose of an oral antihistamine.

Epi-Pen Junior: If the reaction involves difficulty swallowing or breathing, feeling faint (low bp), wheezing or unsure of severity, give an epi-pen jr. (child under 65 lb) and call 911. In child it is safer to give than not give epi-pen. If in 5-10 minutes the emt's haven't arrived and symptoms persist give a second epi-pen jr. Antihistamnes take too long to start working to be first line therapy.