Ambulance service
confirms boy died from food allergy
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The Victorian
Ambulance Service has confirmed it was called to a case of a
14-year-old Melbourne boy who suffered a fatal food allergy while on a
school camp.
The service says the
boy was in a critical condition when they arrived on Friday night and
he later died.
Scotch College vice
principal Ian Savage says the boy was on a school Army Cadets camp in
the Wombat State Forest at the time.
"The student received
immediate medical attention and was evacuated by road and air
ambulances to the Royal Children's Hospital," he said.
"The school has
instituted its own inquiry into the circumstances of this tragedy and
will of course cooperate fully with any other inquiries that may be
required."
Scotch College
students are being offered counselling.
Meanwhile, the
Australian Medical Association (AMA) says a Victorian food allergy
awareness program is working despite the boy's death.
Anaphylaxis education
programs have been introduced for Victorian school and childcare
teachers.
AMA president Dr
Mukesh Haikerwal says the program is making schools safer and should
be adopted nationwide.
"This state has
obviously benefited from the roll out after the last state election,"
he said.
"Obviously it's not
in full swing yet but we certainly will see the benefits in our
community in Victoria and we need to see it in the community across
all of Australia as a matter of urgency."
AMA urges close watch on
children's fatal allergies
• Richard Kerbaj • April 02, 2007
THE Australian Medical Association has
appealed to the parents of school children to be more proactive about
informing teachers of their children's allergies after a 13-year-old
Melbourne boy died from a suspected reaction to peanuts on Friday.
The Year 9 Scotch College student was rushed to the Royal Children's
Hospital late in the afternoon after having an allergic reaction while
he was on a school cadet camp.
He is suspected to have died from a severe allergic reaction, called
anaphylaxis, after eating peanuts.
AMA national president Mukesh Haikerwal yesterday warned that 8 per
cent of children were in danger of anaphylaxis. The number of patients
presenting to emergency departments with the allergic reaction has
doubled over the past few years.
The Scotch College student's death is believed to be the third
fatality from anaphylaxis since 2002.
Hamidur Rahman, a 13-year-old student from Hurlstone Agricultural High
School, in southwest Sydney, died in March 2002 after eating a
fork-full of peanut butter during a game on school camp.
The Victorian Coroners Court is hearing an inquest into the death of
Alex Baptist, 4, who is suspected to have died in kindergarten from an
allergic reaction to peanuts.
Scotch College had begun an inquiry into the Year 9 student's death,
vice-principal Ian Savage said: "The school ... will of course
co-operate fully with any other inquiries as required,"
Dr Haikerwal called on school teachers and parents to become better
educated about the deadly allergic reaction
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