What happened to Sabrina Shannon?
What happened to Sabrina Shannon?
Sabrina Shannon suffered a fatal anaphylactic reaction during her first year of high school in 2003. The trigger of the reaction was determined to be dairy protein – likely the result of cross-contamination from tongs first used for poutine, then to serve French fries she ordered from her school cafeteria.
Where is Sabrina Shannon from?
Pembroke Ontario
Sabrina Shannon, reporting from Pembroke Ontario: 10 years old and giggly as can be. You can’t help but be touched by her self-made CBC radio documentary about allergies, especially considering Shannon died three years later after eating cheese-tainted fries at her school cafeteria.
What school did Sabrina Shannon go to?
It was the end of the teen’s first month of Grade 8 at Bishop Smith Catholic High School in Pembroke, a small Canadian city in the Ottawa Valley. She told her mom that the previous week, she’d eaten French fries once in the cafeteria after checking that they didn’t contain any of her allergy triggers.
Why was Sabrina’s Law put in place?
On January 1, 2006 An Act to Protect Anaphylactic Students: Sabrina’s Law was put into place. It was the first legislation of its kind in the world, aiming to ensure that all school boards have policies and procedures for addressing anaphylaxis and making schools as safe as possible for students with severe allergies.
What is the correct definition of anaphylaxis?
Overview. Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. It can occur within seconds or minutes of exposure to something you’re allergic to, such as peanuts or bee stings.
How long does it take for your throat to close up during an allergic reaction?
It mostly occurs within 20 minutes to 2 hours after exposure to the allergen. Signs and symptoms may be mild at first, but can rapidly worsen.
Who was Sabrina Shannon and what did she do?
Who was Sabrina Shannon? Sabrina Shannon was an inspirational teenager who advocated for other teens and children with food allergies. Her 2001 audio documentary, A Nutty Tale, was produced by the CBC and is an engaging first-person account of living with food allergies from a youth perspective.
What is the Sabrina Shannon Memorial Award?
In 2010, Food Allergy Canada launched its first annual Sabrina Shannon Memorial Award. Two $1,000 awards are given to the two applicants who have made exceptional efforts to raise awareness about severe allergies and anaphylaxis in their school or community.
Who is Sabrina the teenage Sabrina?
Sabrina, the girl who had her final lunch from the high school cafeteria at the age of 13, became the rallying point for a new law that requires anaphylaxis safety plans in schools in the province of Ontario. It is legislation that would come to influence change in schools across North America.
What is Sabrina’s law?
This article about Sabrina’s Law was originally published in Allergic Living’s Spring 2005 print edition. In the radio documentary she made, Sabrina Shannon, just shy of 10, holds the microphone in front of her mother and asks what it’s like to have a daughter with allergies.