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show people an auto-injector. It spreads knowledge about allergies and it’s sometimes a good opportunity to dispel some of the myths about allergies that are out there.
Summary Tips
1) Anaphylaxis is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. 2) Statistics show that more and more people are getting food allergies. 3) Approximately 7% of Canadians self-report a food allergy.3
3 L. Soller et al. Overall Prevalence of Self-reported Food Allergy in Canada, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2012). doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.06.029
