Teen With Peanut Allergy Dies After Kiss

Yeah, I read that in the papers today. Amazed that that could happen, but it has. Just shows you how sensitive people can be.

Rosa :cool:
 
It's amazing she didn't think of that. I've known teeny, tiny kids who've known to avoid anything peanut like the plague. Ya gotta feel for the boyfriend. Poor kid. :(
 
I'm allergic to nuts -- tree nuts (like hazelnuts, almonds, pine nuts etc.) more than peanuts in my case. What I don't eat, my husband doesn't eat and we don't have in the house, for just this reason. It's not worth the risk -- although I suspect he resents having to give up certain chocolate bars.

Obviously the details of the story are scant, but I know from living with this that you have to make the people around you aware of the situation and how serious it is. I feel very sorry for the boyfriend as well, I'm sure if he'd been fully up to speed on the risks he would have taken more care. What a thing to live with for the rest of his life!
 
I absolutely adore nuts, and can't imagine life (comfortably, anyhow) without them. Sure glad I'm lactose intolerant rather than nut intolerant!
 
Ms_Sunlight said:
Obviously the details of the story are scant, but I know from living with this that you have to make the people around you aware of the situation and how serious it is. I feel very sorry for the boyfriend as well, I'm sure if he'd been fully up to speed on the risks he would have taken more care. What a thing to live with for the rest of his life!
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The tricky part is that a lot of non-peanut foods are produced/packaged in a facility along with peanut things. Or sometimes foods will have trace amounts of nuts or nut oils in them. Really dangerous. :?

It must be really hard to manage your diet, if you have a food allergy. :(
 
Everyone should know how to spot the signs of anaphalactic shock. Many sufferrers carry an epi-pen to give themselves a life-saving injection of adrenalin (epenepherine for you Americans). Knowing that, anyone can save a life by finding it and handing it to the victim quickly while others panic around them.

NEVER try to use it on them - you could do more harm than good!
 
Ellis said:
Everyone should know how to spot the signs of anaphalactic shock. Many sufferrers carry an epi-pen to give themselves a life-saving injection of adrenalin (epenepherine for you Americans). Knowing that, anyone can save a life by finding it and handing it to the victim quickly while others panic around them.

NEVER try to use it on them - you could do more harm than good!
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What are the signs? Don't know. I've never had to deal with it, and, oddly enough, it wasn't covered in my American Red Cross first aid classes. Do you know where we can find a listing? :cool: :)
 
Here are some of the symptoms from medline:

Difficulty breathing
Wheezing
Abnormal (high-pitched) breathing sounds
Confusion
Slurred speech
Rapid or weak pulse
Blueness of the skin (cyanosis), including the lips or nail beds
Fainting, light-headedness, dizziness
Hives and generalized itching
Anxiety
Sensation of feeling the heart beat (palpitations)
Nausea, vomiting
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain or cramping
Skin redness
Nasal congestion
Cough

In my experience, Some of these are quite late in the process. Early signs include the hives, anxiety (due to hypoxia), palpitations, hives or skin redness, feeling of tightening of the throat.
 
From the BBC:
Peanut allergy symptoms can include hives, a drop in blood pressure and swelling of the face and throat that can block breathing.
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These are the most obvious symptoms - and the most debilitating ones. According to my (now expired) First-Aid at work training, it can all happen very quickly - faster than you can get an ambulance!
 
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