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A 10-year-old old boy who suffered a near-fatal allergy attack after consuming one cashew on an airplane was saved by quick-thinking passengers. Now his mom is asking American Airlines why it didn’t do more to help her child.
don't you know it is always someone else's fault. the airlines have done a good job of removing nuts in most cases. I think, at 10 years old, her son is old enough to know not to eat nuts. Our granddaughter knew by the time she was 4 or so she was not to even have any nuts, though it was just peanuts she is allergic to She knew that if a nut came from a supplier that even had peanuts in the factory she could be affected. BTW, she is now a jr in college and has pretty much outgrown her allergy.
Because it is a debatable topic and that is what the title of the forum refers to. Ok, maybe it should be moved to the food forum, but I can understand why the OP choose this forum.
Because it is a debatable topic and that is what the title of the forum refers to. Ok, maybe it should be moved to the food forum, but I can understand why the OP choose this forum.
Did everyone read the OP's article. This really wasn't about the general guidelines of serving nuts on planes or the parent not being prepared.
This child did not have a known nut allergy. Had his first reaction on the plane. He's eaten nuts all his life.
The mother is mad because the the plane did not have Epi-pens on hand as part of a medical emergency kit. Two passengers on the plane did have Epi-pens and another passenger on the plane, a nurse, administered it.
The mother is upset because:
1. The plane had no Epi-pens (although the article states that the planes do carry injectable epinephrine so it can only be administered by someone who knows how to give a shot and know the dosage).
2. The EMTs that treated her son after the flight gave her an Epi-Pen Junior which was too low a dose.
3. The connecting flight refused to pull nuts from their snack service as it would violate the other passengers' rights.
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