A doctor was shocked to find no anti-allergy pens on board the train, though operator says law forbids it at present
A junior doctor is calling for lifesaving adrenaline auto-injectors to be carried onDr Raphaelle Debray, 26, who is French and works for the NHS, was en route to Paris when she responded to an appeal for a doctor. She requested the onboard medical kit and found it contained only some plasters and a defibrillator. In contrast, international guidelines state that commercial airlines should carry emergency medical kits, with equipment and medication including adrenaline.
Debray has written to Eurostar urging it to upgrade its first aid kits to include an AAI, available under the brands EpiPen, Jext and Emerade. Fortunately, the child did not suffer anduring the episode caused by chocolate containing egg, and quickly recovered after the incident on 11 April. Eurostar said this weekend it would review its medical kits, but that it was prevented by government regulations from including prescription medicines, which would include AAIs. A spokesperson said: “The safety and wellbeing of our customers and colleagues is always our number one priority. We carry first-aid kits as well as defibrillators on each of our trains, and our onboard crew are trained in first aid.
The risk to some people from severe allergies was highlighted by the case of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, whoafter suffering a severe allergic reaction on a BA flight to a baguette bought from Pret a Manger at Heathrow airport.
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