45| Dealing With Anaphylaxis Tragedies In The News

Hey Food Allergy Mom,

As food allergy parents, it’s heartbreaking to hear about tragedies caused by anaphylaxis. It feels personal, like we’ve lost one of our own. Our hearts break, and it’s hard to shake the sadness that comes with knowing such a loss could have been prevented.

It’s okay to feel this way—it’s human. But while we support the families affected and work through our own emotions, we also need to be mindful of how those feelings can shift into fear and anxiety, especially for our own loved ones. Today, we’re going to talk about how to manage those emotions, stay grounded, and focus on staying strong together as a community.

I’ll give you 3 important stats that will hopefully reduce your anxiety PLUS I’ll give you positive examples of things we’ve done as a food allergy family that may seem scary, but have turned out well and are completely doable with the right preparation.  I hope this episode decreases your anxiety and empowers you and your child!

Let's get to it!

Corinna

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Links and Statistic Sources:

If someone suffers anaphylaxis, the Case Fatality Rate is about .3%* (See below for how the Case Fatality Rate is calculated). That mortality rate is about the same as 1 in every 333 cases of anaphylaxis.

 

Of course, we never want to even THINK about being that .3%, but these are important numbers to know because the statistics ARE ON OUR SIDE. 

 

For example, the odds of tragedy from anaphylaxis, if it occurs, are MUCH LESS than the odds of tragedy in a car crash (which is 1 in 93 vs. 1 in 333 for anaphylaxis)**, yet we never think twice about driving!  Instead, we take precautions and use safety measures to make it safer.  

* Source: https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(13)02738-3/fulltext#:~:text=The%20overwhelming%20major.... 

** Source: National Safety Council https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-overview/odds-of-dying/ 

 

How Case Fatality Rate is Calculated: 

Case Fatality Rate is calculated by dividing the number of deaths from a specified disease over a defined period by the number of individuals diagnosed with the disease during that time; the resulting ratio is then multiplied by 100 to yield a percentage.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/case-fatality-rate