Re: A boy died in Spokane after severe allergy attack

[Guest guest]

There's an elementary school boy here in Spokane school district that died after having a severe allergic reaction to peanuts because the school gave the boy a cookie with peanuts in it. No one never got to ask the boy why he ate the cookie of course. He died because the school was trying to figure out what action to take it seems like now when I look back. They didn't get him to the hosp fast enough. They didn't think it was that severe at first I think.

Char

* Re: Son had an asthma attack at school yesterday>>> Char, According to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and IDEA> (Individuals with Disabilities in Education) he can most certainly> carry> that inhaler with him at all times. I would contact the school> principal and remind him/her of this legislation.>

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[Guest guest]

Our nurse has epi-pens for kids with

allergies just in case something like that happens.

Severe allergies are really scary.

From: asthma [mailto:asthma ] On Behalf Of char from Spokane

wa

Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 10:17

AM

To: asthma

Subject: Re: A boy died

in Spokane

after severe allergy attack

There's an elementary school boy here in Spokane school district that died after

having a severe allergic reaction to peanuts because the school gave the boy a

cookie with peanuts in it. No one never got to ask the boy why he ate the

cookie of course. He died because the school was trying to figure out

what action to take it seems like now when I look back. They didn't get

him to the hosp fast enough. They didn't think it was that severe at

first I think.

Char

* Re: Son had an asthma attack at school yesterday

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> Char, According to the ADA

(Americans with Disabilities Act) and IDEA

> (Individuals with Disabilities in Education) he can most certainly

> carry

> that inhaler with him at all times. I would contact the school

> principal and remind him/her of this legislation.

>

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is a piece of cake.

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the tools to get online.

[Guest guest]

I know several cases of kids being given foods they're allergic to,

tho not so disastrously; it can happen very easily. The school

nurse has records of who has what allergies, sure, but the teacher

may not have studied them, let alone the lunch lady, the busdriver,

little friends, etc.

> > Thank you! I will remind them. I may contact this

American

> > w/Disabilities Act place. I'll look them up.

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> > Char

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> > * Re: Son had an asthma attack at

school yesterday

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> > Char, According to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities

Act) and IDEA

> > (Individuals with Disabilities in Education) he can most

certainly

> > carry

> > that inhaler with him at all times. I would contact the

school

> > principal and remind him/her of this legislation.

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[Guest guest]

The best defense system against these issues would be to teach the kid

to always ask about the food's ingredients.

I am allergic to several types of ingredients since I was a kid and I

was taught always to ask before I eat something.

This can make you feel special among the other kids but I took it

always as a part of my distinct personality.

You will see in time that his little friends will get used to it and

hopefully they will notice him that he should not eat certain foods

because it can cause him troubles.

This does not take off the guilt from teacher/nurse's shoulder but at

least gives you an extra reason to stay calm while he is not at home.

queezles wrote:

I know several cases of kids being given foods they're allergic

to,

tho not so disastrously; it can happen very easily. The school

nurse has records of who has what allergies, sure, but the teacher

may not have studied them, let alone the lunch lady, the busdriver,

little friends, etc.

> > Thank you! I will remind them. I may contact this

American

> > w/Disabilities Act place. I'll look them up.

> >

> > Char

> & g t;

> >

> > * Re: Son had an asthma attack at

school yesterday

> >

> >

> > Char, According to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities

Act) and IDEA

> > (Individuals with Disabilities in Education) he can most

certainly

> > carry

> > that inhaler with him at all times. I would contact the

school

> > principal and remind him/her of this legislation.

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

I remember hearing this on the radio years ago and he knew the ingredients, they just don't know why he ate it.

Could have been someone said, something like "Ah, a little won't hurt you" or something like that.

Char

* Re: Son had an asthma attack at school yesterday> >> >> > Char, According to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and IDEA> > (Individuals with Disabilities in Education) he can most certainly> > carry> > that inhaler with him at all times. I would contact the school> > principal and remind him/her of this legislation.> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------> > Building a website is a piece of cake. > Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.>

[Guest guest]

My folks taught me to avoid my allergens from the time I was 2 or 3,

which I'm quite sure prevented a whoole lot of attacks (Don't sniff the

ragweed! If it looks moldy, you don't want a closer look! The dust in

the attic makes you sick; don't stay up there for long! etc.) Kids are

human, though, so sometimes they ignore inconvenient truths, cheat on

diets because, say, they really like chocolate, defy authority, fail to

speak up for themselves, or ignore long-term consequences. (Remember

that to a young child, an hour seems about like forever.)

We teach kids to cross the street safely, but we still expect a school

to have crossing guards and supervise how the kids negotiate streets,

and I think teaching them to avoid allergens is pretty much analogous.

[Guest guest]

That’s a very smart post

Queezles. I love the crossing guard analogy. You’re right. At our

school, the kids are not allowed to share or trade food – ever. The lunch

ladies are very strict about it. They can’t watch everyone every second,

but they do keep up with it as much as they can.

From: asthma [mailto:asthma ] On Behalf Of queezles

Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:33

AM

To: asthma

Subject: Re: A boy died

in Spokane

after severe allergy attack

My folks taught me to avoid my allergens from the time

I was 2 or 3,

which I'm quite sure prevented a whoole lot of attacks (Don't sniff the

ragweed! If it looks moldy, you don't want a closer look! The dust in

the attic makes you sick; don't stay up there for long! etc.) Kids are

human, though, so sometimes they ignore inconvenient truths, cheat on

diets because, say, they really like chocolate, defy authority, fail to

speak up for themselves, or ignore long-term consequences. (Remember

that to a young child, an hour seems about like forever.)

We teach kids to cross the street safely, but we still expect a school

to have crossing guards and supervise how the kids negotiate streets,

and I think teaching them to avoid allergens is pretty much analogous.

[Guest guest]

He KNEW not to eat it his mother said. They don't know why he ate it, it will probably always be a mystery.

Char

Re: A boy died in Spokane after severe allergy attack

My folks taught me to avoid my allergens from the time I was 2 or 3, which I'm quite sure prevented a whoole lot of attacks (Don't sniff the ragweed! If it looks moldy, you don't want a closer look! The dust in the attic makes you sick; don't stay up there for long! etc.) Kids are human, though, so sometimes they ignore inconvenient truths, cheat on diets because, say, they really like chocolate, defy authority, fail to speak up for themselves, or ignore long-term consequences. (Remember that to a young child, an hour seems about like forever.) We teach kids to cross the street safely, but we still expect a school to have crossing guards and supervise how the kids negotiate streets, and I think teaching them to avoid allergens is pretty much analogous.

[Guest guest]

It is SOOOOO hard to get people who don't deal with allergies to

understand. I am a teacher and for 2 years I had severly peanut

allergic children. The 1st year I had a peanut allergic child I'd

spoken with the parent who was adamant that we not limit the other

children's choices (ie allow peanut butter and such for snack, just

make sure the child in question was not at the table.). One day a

child had a Skippy Peanut Butter tube for snack. THE NEXT day my

peanut allergic kid breaks out - his whole face swelled up. Turned

out the other kid had gotten PB on the supply tub in the middle of

the table which the peanut allergic kid had touched the next

day!!!!!! A little benadryl and the allergic kid was just fine - I

however have forever banned peanut butter from my classroom (even if

I don't have known peanut allergies!), and the supply tub that had

the PB on it went home and hasn't gone back to school (this was

almost 4 years ago...).

The following year I had a peanut allergic child who brought a PB & J

sandwich for lunch!!!! Apparently he'd gotten his sisters lunch (Why

oh why do the parents have PB in the house if one of their kids is

allergic?????) - he was smart enough not to eat it (K

student...pretty smart I'd say), however not smart enough to give it

to a grown up. He sat with a friend at a " peanut free " table in the

cafeteria - which now had been contaminated. As soon as I found out

I ran to alert the teachers of two other peanut allergic kids - both

of whom acted like a PB & J sandwich couldn't possible cause any

problems! Then I had a horrible time convincincing the custodian

that the " peanut free " table needed a deep cleaning....he just didn't

get it. I ended up cleaning the table myself!

[Guest guest]

A lot of people are oblivious about allergies. When my daughter was

two years old and allergic to chocolate, we repeatedly caught

friends of ours, who had been specifically warned about her

chocolate allergy, handing her chocolate candies. Nonfood allergies

are just as bad; I've sometimes had a hell of a time convincing a

hotel maid that bringing me a nonallergenic pillow isn't good

enough, that she needs to take away the feather pillows before I air

the room so I can use it. Then there are people who imagine no one

should react to the animal who just left the room. I have no idea

why this is.

>

> It is SOOOOO hard to get people who don't deal with allergies to

> understand. I am a teacher and for 2 years I had severly peanut

> allergic children. The 1st year I had a peanut allergic child I'd

> spoken with the parent who was adamant that we not limit the other

> children's choices (ie allow peanut butter and such for snack,

just

> make sure the child in question was not at the table.). One day a

> child had a Skippy Peanut Butter tube for snack. THE NEXT day my

> peanut allergic kid breaks out - his whole face swelled up.

Turned

> out the other kid had gotten PB on the supply tub in the middle of

> the table which the peanut allergic kid had touched the next

> day!!!!!! A little benadryl and the allergic kid was just fine - I

> however have forever banned peanut butter from my classroom (even

if

> I don't have known peanut allergies!), and the supply tub that had

> the PB on it went home and hasn't gone back to school (this was

> almost 4 years ago...).

>

> The following year I had a peanut allergic child who brought a

PB & J

> sandwich for lunch!!!! Apparently he'd gotten his sisters lunch

(Why

> oh why do the parents have PB in the house if one of their kids is

> allergic?????) - he was smart enough not to eat it (K

> student...pretty smart I'd say), however not smart enough to give

it

> to a grown up. He sat with a friend at a " peanut free " table in

the

> cafeteria - which now had been contaminated. As soon as I found

out

> I ran to alert the teachers of two other peanut allergic kids -

both

> of whom acted like a PB & J sandwich couldn't possible cause any

> problems! Then I had a horrible time convincincing the custodian

> that the " peanut free " table needed a deep cleaning....he just

didn't

> get it. I ended up cleaning the table myself!

>