Allergies: In reaction

Early years settings need to be prepared to cope with children who may be at risk of suffering anaphylactic attacks The inquest into the death of Thomas Egan, aged five and a half months, highlights the severity of some allergies in young children and the strict procedures that early years settings must have in place when caring for such children. The inquest heard that Thomas was allergic to milk and died after being fed a cereal containing milk products. The...