Younger children report feeling more confident because of greater supervision, small study finds.
FRIDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens with potentially life-threatening food allergies may feel unsafe, isolated and excluded in their schools, a small study suggests.
Researchers interviewed 10 children, aged 8 to 12, and 10 teenagers in Canada whose food allergies were severe enough that they had to carry injectable adrenaline in case they suffered an allergic reaction.
Compared to the children, teens felt less confident about their surroundings at high school and the information about food allergies possessed by school personnel and parents.
High schools were viewed as less safe because...
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