Life-Saving Anaphylaxis Kitt Stories.

Our Kitts have been used to treat 30+ severe allergic reactions since we launched in 2023.

Watch our new short film ‘Adrenaline Can Save Lives’, recreating real, life-threatening scenarios where our Kitts were used to treat anaphylaxis, and scroll down to read more about some of the incredible stories in detail.

Never again do we want to see ‘avoidable deaths’ caused by allergy in the news.

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School staff member treats 8-year-old student’s shock life-threatening allergic reaction with Anaphylaxis Kitt
School staff member treats 8-year-old student’s shock life-threatening allergic reaction with Anaphylaxis Kitt

An 8-year-old with no diagnosed allergies suffered sudden, severe anaphylaxis on the school playground. Staff acted within one minute. Their preparedness - and access to an adrenaline auto-injector - is likely to have saved his life.

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“Don’t Hesitate”: Eight-Year-Old’s Life Saved After Severe Allergic Reaction at School
“Don’t Hesitate”: Eight-Year-Old’s Life Saved After Severe Allergic Reaction at School

An eight-year-old boy was attending an after-school club when a simple mistake turned into a life‑threatening severe anaphylactic reaction. This is the story of the 27th life saved by our Anaphylaxis Kitts.

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“It Was Like Someone Turned the Lights Back On”: Teen’s Life Saved by Emergency Allergy ‘Kitt’ at Bristol School
“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.

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A school staff member has first airborne severe allergic reaction to chickpea curry, saved by ‘Anaphylaxis Kitt’
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.

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Teen’s life-threatening allergic reaction at school caused by an unknown substance, treated with adrenaline from Anaphylaxis Kitt
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.

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Teacher with no known allergies survives sudden life-threatening allergic reaction
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.

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Teacher’s life-threatening allergic reaction to multiple bee stings treated by Anaphylaxis Kitt
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. 

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School teacher’s near-fatal allergic reaction treated by Anaphylaxis Kitt
School teacher’s near-fatal allergic reaction treated by Anaphylaxis Kitt

Billie-Jo, a mathematics teacher from a prestigious UK boarding school, experienced a near-fatal allergic reaction and required treatment from three adrenaline pens using the school’s Anaphylaxis Kitt. This is now the second time one of our Kitts has been used, and the story is a truly eye-opening one.

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Family of 14-year-old girl who had severe allergic reaction at school “dread” what could have happened without Anaphylaxis Kitt
Family of 14-year-old girl who had severe allergic reaction at school “dread” what could have happened without Anaphylaxis Kitt

Ava was attending a dance rehearsal at the Harris Rainham Academy in Essex, when she had a severe allergic reaction and couldn’t find her adrenaline pens. Thankfully, an Anaphylaxis Kitt was installed nearby.

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Three people on a talk show with the quote 'He saved my life' overlayed. The top person is a young man with short curly hair, the middle person is a young woman with long brown hair, and the bottom person is a blonde woman wearing a patterned blouse.

Ava, 14, Dance Student

Featured in Talk TV, The Times & The Independent

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A woman with blonde curly hair and a black lace top appears on the Good Morning Britain show. The headline reads, 'Teacher Saved by Adrenaline Pens,' with an orange circle stating, 'Good Morning Britain.' Two other people, a man with gray hair in a dark suit and a woman with short brown hair in a brown shirt, are seen in the background, engaged in a discussion.

Billie, 44, Maths Teacher

Featured in Good Morning Britain

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Three people standing outside in front of a brick building, holding a box of Anaphylaxis Kitt, a life-saving emergency device for allergy treatment

Elaine, 53, Art Teacher

Featured across the BBC

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Adrenaline needs to be made more accessible.

The number of adrenaline pen prescriptions has increased by over 300% in the last 20 years* - but studies have found that most people at risk of severe allergic reactions do not have adrenaline pens.

  • People can forget their adrenaline pens, often expiring before they’re replaced.

  • In some cases, people develop new allergies and only find this out when they experience their first allergic reaction.

  • Severe anaphylactic reactions can require multiple doses of adrenaline to treat symptoms properly.

Our goal is to have Anaphylaxis Kitts installed in schools and qualifying businesses all across the UK, similar to defibrillators. They can be accessed by trained staff for use in emergencies to treat life-threatening allergic reactions, whenever and wherever they occur.

"A third of people in England who have experienced a severe allergic reaction to food are not carrying live-saving adrenaline pens, analysis shows". The study was conducted between 2008 and 2018 and published in the journal The Lancet Public Health (Source: The Independent).

Source*: Prescription rates of adrenaline auto-injectors for children in UK general practice: a retrospective cohort study

Find out more about our Anaphylaxis Kitt service

Available to purchase for schools and qualifying businesses:

  • Wall-mounted Anaphylaxis Kitt

  • Unlimited online CPD-accredited training

  • Adrenaline pens, re-supplied every year

  • New adrenaline pens if used (at no extra cost)

  • Incident reporting tools, and more…

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