September is Reye's Syndrome Awareness Month! Be Wise about Reye's! Information Download
Fact: No one is immune. Reye's affects all ages, both genders, and every race.
Fact: Research figures show that 90 to 95 percent of Reye's Syndrome patients in the United States have taken aspirin during a preceding viral illness.
Remember...
Reye's Syndrome usually appears after a flu-like infection, upper respiratory infection, chicken pox, or other viral illness.
Fact: A person diagnosed with Reye's Syndrome must be hospitalized and treatment begun immediately.
Fact: Aspirin and salicylate containing medications do not have to be ingested to bring on Reye's. These medications only increase a person's chance of developing the disease.
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Reporting a Case of Reye's Syndrome
Please fill in the following form to report a past or recent case
of Reye's Syndrome, or (Click
Here) to download this form to mail or FAX.
Items
in bold are required.
Date of Reye's Syndrome Occurrence
Age
at Occurrence
Legal
Name at Time of Occurrence, of Person
Having Reye's
Male
Female
Geographic
Location at Time of Reye's Syndrome Occurrence:
Address
/ Street
City
State
Zip Code
County
Country
Precedent
Illness and/or Symptom:
Was
Medication Given?
Yes
No
Was Aspirin Given?
Yes
No
Other?
Yes
No
Specify
Doctor and Hospital Where Treated
(Include City & State/Province)
Course of Reye's Syndrome Illness and
Treatment
Additional
Comments
Outcome
Survived
Age
Deceased
Date
Survived
With Residual Handicapping Condition (Please Specify)
Current
Information of Survivor or Person Reporting Case:
Name
Address / Street
City
State
Zip
Code
County
Country
Phone
E-mail
This
Report Has Been Completed By:
Relationship
To Person Having Reye's
Thank you for taking the time to complete this report.
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
E-mail: nrsf@reyessyndrome.org
Toll Free: 1-800-233-7393 (U.S. only)
Telephone: 1-419-924-9000
FAX: 1-419-924-9999
We Need You! - Be a Volunteer - Be Inspired!
We need to stand up and be heard! We need to join forces and let the pharmaceutical companies and retailers know that they need to help us protect our children, not harm them!
We need to provide awareness materials to the media, and to any organization that is formulating an influenza pandemic preparedness plan or holding an immunization clinic. We need to let them know that "Baby Aspirin" and "Children's Aspirin" are not acceptable terms. We need to spread the word and protect our children!
Tylenol and Ibuprophen do not contain salicylates and can be used as a fever reducer. When taking any medication, we recommend you check with your doctor first.
Our Work is Not Done! Until all Parents are made aware of the risk of giving their Children Aspirin and other Products containing Salicylate Medications, Our Work is Not Done!
The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, U.S. Surgeon General, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that aspirin and combination products containing aspirin not be given to children or teenagers who are suffering frominfluenza-like illnesses and chicken pox.
The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation neither seeks nor receives government grants or funds for
services rendered and depends totally on voluntary contributions for support of all programs.
