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Tragic nut allergy case...

56 replies

Aero · 14/04/2008 16:46

So, so sad

I'm pretty sure no-one on MN thinks nut allergy isn't serious, but I sometimes hear complaints from parents about children not being allowed to bring certain products to school etc, or occasionally a mention from someone having a party that catering can be a PITA when xyz with a nut allergy is invited. This tragic story just brings it home why we should take other peoples allergies seriously and it for sure makes me appreciate the fact that I'm very lucky to have no nut allergy sufferers myself (although ds1's best friend is allergic and we're very cautious when he's here about what he eats).

My heart goes out to the family of this girl.

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brimfull · 14/04/2008 16:50

makes my blood run cold ,poor poor family

ds has nut allergy and I'm dreading his teenage yrs

cocolepew · 14/04/2008 16:50

A girl at my dd school went to schock when someone used a glue stick (not pritt) at her table. Some of the cheaper ones have nut oil in them.

binkleandflip · 14/04/2008 16:51

absolute tragedy. People with allergies unfortunately need to be very careful as obviously one persons allergies cant be expected to dictate every social situation for the great majority who thankfully dont suffer with it.

cocolepew · 14/04/2008 16:51

shock

southeastastra · 14/04/2008 17:17

really cocolepew i never knew that, terribly sad for the girl.

Blandmum · 14/04/2008 17:21

Neither did I coco....I will double check all my regesters to ake sure that none of my kids are allergic, as I provide them with glue sticks, and tend (for the sake of my purse) to use own brand.

Thanks for raising that!

cocolepew · 14/04/2008 17:23

the problem is that some of the own brand ones don't have ingredients. they should really.

GooseyLoosey · 14/04/2008 17:26

How sad.

In an airport last week, a girl was offering free milkshake samples. Only after people drank them did she tell them it was peanut and banana. When I pointed out if she had given it to my friend's child they would be lying dead at her feet and perhaps she should tell people what was in it first, she looked at me as though I was mad and from outer space.

Caz10 · 14/04/2008 17:27

i didn't know that either re glue sticks, thanks for mentioning (teacher too, and yes it's always the cheapo ones in my class too)

are there any other "unknown" products like that?

Blandmum · 14/04/2008 17:27

coco, it simply never occured to me!

southeastastra · 14/04/2008 17:29

me neither, we use pritt sticks but occasionally a stray other brand will appear. what about paints/other art stuff?

brimfull · 14/04/2008 17:32

crayons can very occasionally have peanut oli in them

cocolepew · 14/04/2008 17:32

i think they use the oil to make it slippy iykwim, i didn't think about it either until this happened.

TheDevilWearsPenneys · 14/04/2008 17:32

I is a tragic case but surely she should have known satay chicken would contain nuts? It is up to her parents and gp to educate her about this?

brimfull · 14/04/2008 17:39

that's what I thought
as well

I do worry about ds' guard being down if he's had a lot to drink.

brimfull · 14/04/2008 17:40

when he's older I mean,he's only 5 atm

trefusis · 14/04/2008 17:41

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cocolepew · 14/04/2008 17:41

this was on our local news i think she just ate it without thinking.

brimfull · 14/04/2008 17:43

It's well known that the teen yrs are the most dangerous for allergy sufferers

southeastastra · 14/04/2008 17:46

definitely make sure all their friends know how to adminster the shot as well. pubs and bars could keep them couldn't they?

Blandmum · 14/04/2008 17:47

That would be a good idea, but i doubt that it will happen because if fears of litigation.

brimfull · 14/04/2008 18:06

that is a good idea

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Aero · 14/04/2008 19:31

Yes, I would have thought she was just caught off guard if she'd had something to drink.

I do think that more people should be shown how to work an epipen. Looks like panic just set in and the medication wasn't delivered as it should have been and once it's gone, there's no back-up.

Good to know about the glue sticks too - I had no idea about that.

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brimfull · 14/04/2008 19:40

ds has been told to always carry two epipens,maybe incase of tragic accidents like this

MeMySonAndI · 14/04/2008 19:43

There is so much more to peanut allergy than people expects. DS has had reactions even when a plate with nuts was taken out in a party (someone touched the nuts and then my son).

A girl from DS' school had a reaction after someone opened a bag of peanuts three lines down the aisle during a flight. The dust that flew at opening the bag was enough to get her in anaphylactic shock. Yet, everytime I'm in a plane, as soon as the allergy message is voiced there are some idiots joking about it.

Yet, my son has been offered peanut products by strangers who think we are making his allergies up. And... I have to drive 15 miles to school each way mainly because the wonderful school across the street is convinced that asking pupils not to bring in peanut products is far too much to ask...