[philmont] Food Allergies

I wanted to re-iterate the need to make sure that parents / scouts REALLY make sure that if they have ANY food allergies, they handle it appropriately.

Last year at Philmont we had a scout who was allergic to cashews. He knew it, his parents knew it, his doctor knew it - but it did not get written down on his physical form. They did not check the menu ingredient list even though it was publicized. He did not bring an Epipen.

One day he bit into one of those energy bars. Within seconds he knew that it had cashews in it because he started have a severe allergic reaction. The good news was that he was at a staff camp and they were able to get him back down to base camp to treat him.

This is one of those things that can prove disastrous in the back country. Fortunately, it is fully preventable if it is handled correctly BEFORE you get on the trail.

Clare Grasso
ASM T602
Laurel, MD

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Received on Tue Apr 22 07:52:59 2008