![Myth vs Fact: Ordering at Restaurants Myth vs Fact: Ordering at Restaurants](https://www.allergyhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Myth-vs-Fact-Ordering-at-restaurants.png)
FACT: When ordering at a restaurant it is important to communicate clearly about a food allergy every time.
![Myth vs Fact: May Contains Statements Myth vs Fact: May Contains Statements](https://www.allergyhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Myth-vs-Fact-Food-Advisory-Labels.png)
FACT: It is safest to avoid foods with advisory statements for your food allergens.
![Myth vs Fact: Epinephrine Needle Myth vs Fact: Epinephrine Needle](https://www.allergyhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Myth-vs-Fact-Epinephrine-needle.jpg)
FACT: Auto-injector needles are shorter than the width of a dime.
![Myth vs Fact: Epinephrine as First Treatment of Anaphylaxis Myth vs Fact: Epinephrine as First Treatment of Anaphylaxis](https://www.allergyhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Myth-vs-Fact-Epinephrine-as-first-treatment.jpg)
FACT: Epinephrine is the treatment of choice for anaphylaxis.
![Myth vs Fact: Calling an Ambulance Myth vs Fact: Calling an Ambulance](https://www.allergyhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Myth-vs-Fact-Calling-an-ambulance.png)
FACT: Calling an ambulance is important because it was a serious enough reaction to need epinephrine and more treatment may be necessary.
![Myth vs Fact: Predicting Severity of Reactions with Allergy Tests Myth vs Fact: Predicting Severity of Reactions with Allergy Tests](https://www.allergyhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Myth-vs-Fact-Allergy-Tests-predicting-severity-of-reactions.png)
FACT: Specific IgE (RAST) testing cannot be used to predict the severity of an allergic reaction. There is no test that can make this prediction.
![Myth vs Fact: Anaphylaxis & Skin Symptoms Myth vs Fact: Anaphylaxis & Skin Symptoms](https://www.allergyhome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Myth-vs-Fact-Anaphylaxis-and-skin-symptoms.png)
FACT: 10 to 20% of anaphylactic reactions have no skin symptoms.