A three-year-old girl with severe allergies suffered a life-threatening reaction after eating pitta bread at nursery, despite precautions being in place.
A mum has been thought her three-year-old 'daughter was dying' after she was raced to hospital following being fed a pitta bread at nursery. When she was just seven months old, Chelsea Garman's daughter Pippin was diagnosed with anaphylactic allergies to dairy and egg. Despite the severity of her allergies, Chelsea said the family 'do their best' to ensure she lives life to the fullest. Pippin had to be moved to a different nursery after her old one closed.
The mum-of-four told the Manchester Evening News she felt like she'd 'hit the jackpot' when she found Broadway Day Nursery in Royton, Oldham. 'I went and viewed a few new nurseries but felt they lacked when it came to their allergy policies,' Chelsea explained. 'At Broadway Day Nursery we felt like we hit the jackpot. The setting was inviting and clean, the aunties were caring and friendly, the children were curious and confident.' Before Pippin started, Chelsea said she completed a detailed risk assessment with the nursery staff that laid out a number of precautions and processes to help keep Pippin safe. One of these was to ensure ingredients of every food item for Pippin was checked with every single food delivery, because ingredients can change. But when Chelsea collected her daughter on December 18, they hadn't even walked out the door before she knew something was seriously wrong. 'I collected her a little earlier than usual at around 3:45pm and she had just started a snack of pitta bread and apple,' Chelsea said. 'I didn't think anything of it because most pitta breads are safe. She'd probably had around four mouthfuls of it.' But those small bites were enough to trigger a life-threatening reaction. As the pair reached the door of the nursery, Pippin began to complain of a 'funny tummy' and feeling unwell - symptoms Chelsea recognised as incredibly serious. 'I looked at her and could see that her eyes were beginning to swell,' she continue
ALLERGIES CHILD HEALTH FOOD SAFETY NURSERIES ANAPHYLAXIS
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