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- Feb 3, 2007
There is just no easy solution to this issue. Bottom line is that peanut allergies are growing at an alarming rate and other food allergies are on the rise too. Soon everyone will know of someone with a peanut allergy.
In our schools, latex items (balloons, gloves, etc.) have already been banned. Perhaps peanuts are next? It is tough for a school to balance the needs of each and every student. Everyone won't be happy all the time (and I'm speaking of parents here), but some schools are being proactive about this issue. If a child were to die at a school that could have been peanut-free, I'm sure there would be regrets by the administration that there were no precautions taken.
In my opinion, the best thing they can do is train all teachers and staff how to recognize signs of anaphylactic shock and how to administer the EpiPen. And how to send someone to call 911.
I specifically asked my son's pediatric allergist about whether or not he needed to be in a peanut-free room at daycare. Her words were, "It's so difficult to enforce, so just be sure that he is not around anyone with peanut butter or peanuts." She gave me the instruction sheet to leave with the daycare, along with his Benadryl and EpiPen. Honestly, I was a bit surprised that she didn't recommend no peanuts in his room because his test results were through the roof.
So, my biggest issue is whether or not his daycare teacher is trained to administer the EpiPen quickly and effectively if my son ever accidentally comes in contact with a peanut product and when into anaphylactic shock.
I hope she is. She says she is. And I just have to trust it because there has been no "official" tranining on how to deal with food allergies at the daycare.
In our schools, latex items (balloons, gloves, etc.) have already been banned. Perhaps peanuts are next? It is tough for a school to balance the needs of each and every student. Everyone won't be happy all the time (and I'm speaking of parents here), but some schools are being proactive about this issue. If a child were to die at a school that could have been peanut-free, I'm sure there would be regrets by the administration that there were no precautions taken.
In my opinion, the best thing they can do is train all teachers and staff how to recognize signs of anaphylactic shock and how to administer the EpiPen. And how to send someone to call 911.
I specifically asked my son's pediatric allergist about whether or not he needed to be in a peanut-free room at daycare. Her words were, "It's so difficult to enforce, so just be sure that he is not around anyone with peanut butter or peanuts." She gave me the instruction sheet to leave with the daycare, along with his Benadryl and EpiPen. Honestly, I was a bit surprised that she didn't recommend no peanuts in his room because his test results were through the roof.
So, my biggest issue is whether or not his daycare teacher is trained to administer the EpiPen quickly and effectively if my son ever accidentally comes in contact with a peanut product and when into anaphylactic shock.
I hope she is. She says she is. And I just have to trust it because there has been no "official" tranining on how to deal with food allergies at the daycare.