About Allergies: How to Safely Send an Allergic Child to Summer Camp

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Allergies Allergies Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Coping From Daniel More, MD, your Guide to Allergies Every child dreams of going to summer camp. Who wouldn’t want to spend the long summer days in the mountains, swimming in the lake, hiking in the hills, with evenings spent around the campfire roasting marshmallows and singing songs? For children with allergies and asthma, however, summer camp may not be a reality -- and instead only a dream -- due to safety concerns related to their medical condition. With a little advanced planning, however, even children with severe allergies and asthma should be able to fulfill their dreams of attending a summer camp where they’ll make friendships and memories that last a lifetime.  Allergies and Summer Camp Ensure that the camp leadership knows about your child’s allergies. It is likely that you will need to have medical forms filled out by your child’s doctor outlining these medical conditions and the medications that your child takes to treat these. Also include your contact information, the contact information of your child's physician, as well as the contact information of other trusted family members if you cannot be reached in the event of an emergency...  Allergies to Sunscreens Over the past 20 years, the dangers of sun exposure have been recognized, from sun-damaged skin to skin cancer. As a result, the use of sunscreens has become a routine part of our daily lives. This has led to various allergic reactions to the chemicals found in sunscreens. Most of these allergic reactions represent contact dermatitis.   Search Related Topics:  contact dermatitis causes  evaluation of contact dermatitis  cosmetic allergy Itchy Rashes After Swimming Summer vacation brings to mind all sorts of great outdoor activities – from camping at the lake or trips to the beach, the warm summer months lead to water activities, such as swimming in the lake, surfing in the ocean or waterskiing in the river. Unfortunately, many people will experience an itchy skin rash after aquatic sports.   Related Searches Child Allergies Food Allergies Asthma Allergies Skin Allergies Severe Allergies Featured Articles   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Daniel More, MD Allergies Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Allergies newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What are Allergies? Symptoms of Allergies Diagnosis of Allergies Treatment of Allergies Preventing Allergies   Follow me on: Advertisement