She's called for procedural changes
The mother of a teenage boy with a severe peanut allergy has spoken out and called for procedural changes after his life-saving antihistamine medication was confiscated from him during security checks at Manchester Airport.
READ MORE: The terrifying image that greeted a police officer when they stopped a car outside a school He had also become separated from a teacher at the time, who wasn't with him when he passed through security, and there was no prescription label on the bottle. It was a brand that's sold over the counter.
She said: "I was worried about him going away, because of his allergies, and so I followed all the instructions very carefully. The security worker didn't check with Ben's teacher, and he didn’t consult his doctor’s letter or his care plan. He simply saw that Ben had too much liquid and poured it away.
Emma, a teacher, added: "When the school trip came around, I wanted him to go and have fun, but I was also worried."Emma said: "I had packed two lots of medication, one in hand luggage, one in the hold, so if he had any problems in the airport or on the journey, he had his epi-pen and his antihistamine. He also had two inhalers.
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