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Table 5 Subjects and questions in which the teachers made the most mistakes ex-ante

From: Food allergies in school: design and evaluation of a teacher-oriented training action

 

Correct answer

Wrong answer%

First aid

  

Self-injectable adrenaline should be administered…

Using a syringe, directly through the clothes (e.g. trousers)

84.2

Where should adrenaline ideally be injected?

In the muscle on the side of the thigh

75.9

The adrenaline normally used for emergencies in the case of anaphylactic shock with a self-injecting syringe …

Has a fixed dose

64.6

Is a teacher allowed to administer adrenaline to a child suffering from anaphylactic shock?

Yes, provided that s/he has been duly trained and authorised by the child’s parents

55.1

In case of anaphylactic shock with breathing difficulty and/or dropping of the blood pressure what is the drug of choice which should be used?

Adrenaline

53.8

Dose and development over time

  

With age food allergies …

May disappear

76.6

If you are hypersensitive to a certain type of food …

It is possible that as you grow older the allergy may disappear

56.3

The dose which triggers a food allergy in an allergic subject …

Depends on the patient

53.2

Milk-related allergy and intolerance

  

To cure a patient who is intolerant to lactose, the best strategy is …

Avoiding the type of food or ingredient to which s/he is intolerant

63.9

Milk may cause …

Both intolerance and allergy

63.3

Intolerance to milk is due to …

Sugar (lactose) in the milk

60.1