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Kitt Medical partners with Medical Tracker to make UK schools safer
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Medical Tracker - the UK’s leading ‘Digital Accident Book’ for schools.
By combining that with our Anaphylaxis Kitt service, we’re enhancing our joint mission of making protection and policy proactive, rather than reactive.
We’re hiring: Join our team as a Sales Development Representative (SDR)!
We’re looking to hire an SDR to join our team.
We’re super excited to be able to grow our team once more, and we're looking for someone as passionate about our mission as we are.
Read to find out more and apply for the role.
“It Was Like Someone Turned the Lights Back On”: Teen’s Life Saved by Emergency Allergy ‘Kitt’ at Bristol School
Eighteen-year-old Morgan Penny was moments away from sitting her A-level exam at Cotham School in Bristol when her world turned upside down. A single bite of a snack bar triggered a life-threatening allergic reaction - and if not for the school’s emergency anaphylaxis kit, she might not have lived to tell the story.
A school staff member has first airborne severe allergic reaction to chickpea curry, saved by ‘Anaphylaxis Kitt’
When Michelle Cochrane, a 49-year-old school staff member at The Oaks Primary School in Birmingham, sat down for lunch in the staff room, she had no idea she was about to experience a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction.
UK start-up Kitt Medical secures investment on BBC’s Dragons’ Den from Deborah Meaden and Steven Bartlett
Kitt Medical’s founders, Zak Marks and James Cohen, stepped into the Dragon’s Den looking for investment for their emergency Anaphylaxis Kitt service. They walked away with a total of £75,000 from a split combination of Steven Bartlett & Deborah Meaden.
Kitt Medical on Dragons’ Den, Thursday 27th Feb (Series 22, Episode 8)
Tune in to BBC One on Thursday 27th Feb, at 8pm to watch as our founders Zak and James pitch our Anaphylaxis Kitts to the dragons.
Show us your Kitt, and your school could win a FREE allergy assembly!
Share a photo of your school’s Anaphylaxis Kitt and get the chance to win a FREE in-person allergy assembly for your students and staff on us!
Is the education sector doing enough to protect people with allergies?
Headteacher Natalie Denchfield and her school Wanstead Church was one of the first schools in the UK to install an Anaphylaxis Kitt. She hopes for a future where every school has a Kitt.
The story of Kitt Medical with Zak & James (Affected Podcast)
Learn all about the founding story of Kitt Medical, Zak’s personal struggle with allergies, and more in this latest podcast interview with founders Zak & James.
We’re hiring a Sales Development Representative (SDR)! Want to join our team?
We’re looking to hire an SDR to join our team. Read to find out more and apply for the role.
How Anaphylaxis Kitts are made - out of recycled plastic! (UK Startup)
We’re so proud to say that all our Kitts are crafted from recycled plastic and hand-assembled with care and precision right here in our factory in Wales, UK.
Kitt Medical partners with St John Ambulance to Increase Allergy Awareness
St John Ambulance is England's leading first aid charity. Together, we’ll improve the quality of life for those living with severe allergies and increase the availability of emergency anaphylaxis treatment.
Teen’s life-threatening allergic reaction at school caused by an unknown substance, treated with adrenaline from Anaphylaxis Kitt
A young student’s life hung in the balance when he experienced an unknown severe allergic reaction after a run — but thanks to the swift actions of school staff using the schools’ Anaphylaxis Kitt, they’re safe today.
Teacher with no known allergies survives sudden life-threatening allergic reaction
A teacher experienced life-threatening anaphylaxis after drinking a ginger beer. An adrenaline pen from a Kitt was used by her colleague and he was credited with saving her life.
‘Understanding Allergies’ - Anaphylaxis Awareness free webinars
Allergies can be confusing. Anaphylaxis can be complicated. This Anaphylaxis Awareness Week, we wanted to help provide some clarity. That’s why we’re running two FREE webinars featuring leading allergy professionals.
Teacher’s life-threatening allergic reaction to multiple bee stings treated by Anaphylaxis Kitt
A teacher with no allergies narrowly escaped her first life-threatening allergic reaction to 20 bee stings thanks to a portable allergy response kit and training she received at the school.
Our NEW CPD-Accredited Allergy & Anaphylaxis training course for Schools & Workplaces
Created by us, for UK schools and qualifying businesses, this brand new online CPD-accredited course is included alongside an emergency supply of adrenaline pens with every Anaphylaxis Kitt subscription.
Alton Towers Becomes First Theme Park Worldwide to Install Anaphylaxis Kitts
We're NOW finally able to supply our Kitt service to qualifying businesses with occupational health schemes for staff use.
To kick off, we partnered with Alton Towers Resort, installing 17 Anaphylaxis Kitts across the theme park - with a subscription supply of adrenaline pens alongside CPD-accredited online training.
Top 14 Food Allergens and the Importance of Spare Pens In Schools
Any food can trigger anaphylaxis, but some are more likely to do so, particularly in school settings. For this reason, food allergy training and anaphylaxis protection should be a priority. This article covers food allergy statistics in children, the top 14 food allergens, and how schools can prepare for anaphylactic emergencies with spare adrenaline pens.
Inspirational 4-year-old Scottish boy raises funds for Anaphylaxis Kitt at his school
In case you haven’t already seen this wonderful story across all of our socials, or in the local press - Finn, a four-year-old boy who lives with severe allergies, raised funds through a sponsored bike ride to get his local school an Anaphylaxis Kitt!