On the occasion of the World Allergy Week, the Spanish Society of Clinical Immunology, Allergology and Pediatric asthma (Seicap) alert to lack of formation of the monitors of camps to act in the face of serious allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis, a medical emergency that can put in risk the Children’s life with food allergies or asthma.
An analysis by Seicap about the 20 training courses For leisure and free time monitors better positioned at the national level, it reveals that none of them includes specific references to allergies in their agendas. Even in the modules dedicated to first aid, it is not contemplated how to identify or treat a severe allergic reaction.
Anaphylactic crises usually occur outside the family environment, especially during meals away from home, excursions or summer camps, where insect biting risks also increase, which increases the possibility of skin reactions
“This highlights an important lack in the training that these professionals receive, especially in aspects that can be key to the safety of allergic minors. In addition, this lack of preparation not only compromises their well -being, but can also limit their full participation in activities, preventing them from enjoying like any other child,” says the Dr. Javier Torrespresident of the SEICAP.
A study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology reveals that 84 % of the personnel of a summer camp in the US consider insufficient their training on food allergies. This need is reinforced in a systematic review of 2025 published in Children’s Health Care, which warns of the absence of unified protocols of action in camps and, especially of the serious formation deficit: most monitors do not know how to recognize symptoms or correctly use an adrenaline autoinjector. Other investigations have shown that training significantly improves the preparation, trust and ability to act on allergic emergencies.
One in ten minors suffers asthma and between a 4 % and a 8 % It suffers from some kind of food allergy. The Anaphylactic crisis They usually occur out of the around familiar, especially during meals outside the home, excursions or summer camps, where the risks for insect bites also increase, which blachates skin reactions. Despite this, camp monitors are not always prepared to act.
“Anaphylaxis can unleashed in minutes. It is not enough to have the medicine nearby, the personal You must know Identify symptoms and correctly administer adrenaline. Otherwise, it is of no use, ”says Dr. Torres.
Joy and Pediatric Asthma Training Course
Given this reality, the SEICAP has developed a online course on Pediatric allergy and asthma aimed at camps monitors and school staff. Training, available from this summer of 2025includes Six modules practical that address from the foundations of allergy to emergency management.
The contents include: basic principles of Alergias IgE y Not mediateddifferences with intolerances; more frequent food allergies and cross reactions; Respiratory allergy: rhinoconjuntivitis and asthma; hymenoptera biting reactions; treatment of allergic reactions and preventive measures
“The goal is that no minor is excluded from activities due to lack of environment preparation”
The course has been designed by allergologists and combines short videos, visual presentations and infographics to facilitate the understanding and practical application by monitors and educational personnel. “With this training we want to guarantee that all professionals who work with children are trained to act in the face of an allergic emergency, avoiding errors and increasing security. The objective is that no minor remains excluded of activities due to lack of Preparation of the environment”, Explains the president of the SEICAP.
In addition, every year Seicap subsidizes specialized camps for children with asthma and food allergies, endowed with health control, trained personnel and safe menus. In them, minors learn to detect a anaphylactic crisis, Use adrenaline autoinjector and live without fear.
“We cannot allow you to critical to allergic children for a Medical condition. They have the right to Enjoy leisure On equal terms and in a safe environment, like any other minor, ”says Dr. Torres.
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