Listed below are links to other sites that provide information
about latex allergy.
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Guidelines for Management of Latex Allergies and Safe Latex Use in Healthcare
Facilities. Call 847/427-1200 or visit the college’s Web site
at allergy.mcg.edu.
American Nurses Association
Call for a copy of ANA’s brochure, Latex Allergy: Protect Yourself,
Protect Your Patients, by calling 800/274-4ANA. Multiple copies are available
for a fee by calling 800/637-0323 (ask for item WP-7).
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
This helpful Web site developed by physicians includes essentials of managing
latex allergic patients, including background on latex allergy, equipment,
gloves, nonlatex supplies, and management issues. The Web address is http://gasnet.med.yale.edu (search
on keyword latex).
The National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland
The National Library of Medicine maintains an online medical publication service
at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/. The
do-it-yourself search service accesses nine million citations from Medline
and other highly regarded databases. Medline is the National Library of Medicine’s
premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing,
dentistry, veterinary medicine, the healthcare system, and preclinical sciences.
We suggest typing “latex allergy” at the search prompt.
Spina Bifida Association
List of latex-free alternative products, updated twice a year. The list is
available by sending a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope (55
cents postage) to 4590 MacArthur Blvd NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20007-4226.
The Web site address is www.sbaa.org or
call 202/944-3285.
Resources
Latex Allergy Protocol
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
222 S. Prospect Ave.
Park Ridge, IL 60068-4001
Phone: (847) 692-7050
Fax: (847) 692-6968
www.aana.com
How to Manage a Latex-Allergic Patient
The Latex Allergy Information Resource
http://mediswww.cwru.edu/academicdept.htm
Supported by the Department of Anesthesiology at Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland
Latex Allergy Position Statements & Suggested Protocols
American
Nurses Association
Canadian Dental
Association
American
Association of Endodontists
Emergency
Nurses Association
American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Association of
Perioperative Nurses
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or accuracy of this information.
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