Efthymiou Dimitris, Panayi Persefoni, Feketea Gavriela, Pitsios Constantinos, Muntean Ioana Adriana, Vassilopoulou Emilia
2nd Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neurosciences, Medical School, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Allergy Outpatient Clinic, Medical School, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 2537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Foods. 2021 Sep 3;10(9):2083. doi: 10.3390/foods10092083.
School nurses play an important role in coping with food allergy (FA) in schoolchildren, but in schools with no school nurse, the school personnel should be prepared to manage health emergencies. This study aimed to evaluate allergy management competences in primary schools in Cyprus.
The study was conducted September 2016 to May 2017 in 11/13 primary schools, selected by stratified random sampling. Information was collected from a principal/designated teacher using a questionnaire from the EuroPrevall Project, adapted for Cypriot teachers.
An average of six children with FA per school was reported in the preceding three years. Protocols for the management of chronic diseases, including allergies, were in place in 8/11 schools. Regarding recognition of FA, 8/11 respondents knew some of the signs and symptoms. In an allergic emergency, 9/11 would call the child's parent/caregiver first and 2/11 emergency medical support. Epinephrine auto-injector (EIA) was reported by 2/11 respondents to be available in the school, but only one reported training in its use.
The preparedness of primary schools in Cyprus did not meet safety standards regarding the preparedness of school personnel to cope with an allergic reaction in children with FA, including the use of EIA.
学校护士在应对学童食物过敏（FA）方面发挥着重要作用，但在没有学校护士的学校，学校工作人员应做好应对健康紧急情况的准备。本研究旨在评估塞浦路斯小学的过敏管理能力。
该研究于2016年9月至2017年5月在11所/13所小学进行，采用分层随机抽样选取。通过一份为塞浦路斯教师改编的、来自欧洲Prevail项目的问卷，从校长/指定教师处收集信息。
在前三年中，每所学校平均报告有6名患有食物过敏的儿童。8所/11所学校制定了包括过敏在内的慢性病管理方案。关于食物过敏的识别，8名/11名受访者了解一些体征和症状。在过敏紧急情况下，9名/11名受访者会首先呼叫孩子的家长/照顾者，2名/11名会呼叫紧急医疗支持。11名受访者中有2名报告学校备有肾上腺素自动注射器（EIA），但只有1名报告接受过其使用培训。
塞浦路斯小学在学校工作人员应对食物过敏儿童过敏反应的准备方面，包括肾上腺素自动注射器的使用，未达到安全标准。
