The drama can be summed up in a few words and poses countless questions. Yesterday, a nine-year-old child died at midday after eating a meal in a school canteen.
Around 1 p.m., at the Charles-Juliet school group in the village of Jujurieux (Ain), says Christine Mateus in The Parisian“this pupil of CM 2 is found by the firefighters, unconscious and in cardiac arrest, victim of an acute attack of asthma due to an anaphylactic shock, it seems”.
If the causes of this allergic reaction are not yet elucidated, we know that this little boy suffered from an allergy to milk protein. As such, he was part of an individualized reception project (PAI). This device, specifies the journalist, facilitates the integration of children with chronic illnesses, such as asthma or food intolerances. In this case, a suitable diet is proposed by the establishment. These schoolchildren also benefit from a specific procedure in the event of an accident.
During his discomfort, the asthmatic child of the Charles-Juliet school, moreover, was the subject of support adapted to his condition. “School staff gave him several puffs of a bronchodilator contained in a child care kit, to no avail. The adults then proceeded to inject adrenaline in an attempt to resuscitate him, ”explains the daily.
So what happened this Thursday at mealtime in this village of Ain? The first elements seem to confirm that the child, like every other day, was entitled to his specific diet.
But beyond the circumstances, this tragedy highlights the increase in the number of allergy sufferers over the past ten years. This disease would affect 3% of the French population and two or three students per class would suffer from it. The reasons for this progression remain a mystery to doctors. As well as the increase in lethality after an anaphylactic shock. A risk of death of 0.6% in the 2000s. “From 2004, mentions the daily, this mortality rate doubled to turn around 1.3%”.
