so she didn't die from a peanut kiss

[foolishmortal]

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?...MPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

thought I would post since I know it sparked a rather touchy discussion the first time when peanut allergy was thought to be the cause of death

 

[laurie31]

Wow...wonder what she DID die of

Still terribly sad, of course

Laurie

 

[AuntieM03]

That's strange, I wonder what did kill her. I doubt it will get near the coverage.

 

[abaldacci]

wow! I would like to know how, keep us up to date if you hear more info.

 

[kidzmom3]

interesting. My DH has an allergy to peanuts and his allergist always tells us that the fear of peanut allergies is just getting too out of hand. He told us that there are parents that think if their child even smells peanuts they will have a reaction, but that is physically impossible. Now I don't want to spark another debate, this is one allergists opinion.

 

[disykat]

I think that's great news. That death was very scary to all of us with peanut allergic kids. I'll be curious to hear what the cause of death was.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I wonder what it was.

 

[allboyz]

Goodness this story scared me to death because my son is severely allergic to peanuts. Even my mom that simply does not understand how dangerous the allergy is called me from out of state to tell me about this story.

 

[disneysteve]

Just want to bump this up. That story caused such an uproar. Nice to hear it wasn't true. I do wonder what she actually died from. Let us know if you hear.

 

[DawnCt1]

interesting. My DH has an allergy to peanuts and his allergist always tells us that the fear of peanut allergies is just getting too out of hand. He told us that there are parents that think if their child even smells peanuts they will have a reaction, but that is physically impossible. Now I don't want to spark another debate, this is one allergists opinion.

That's an opinion that I have heard repeatedly. I am always amazed about how people will refuse to fly on a plane because they "hand out peanuts". All a passenger has to do is to not accept the peanuts.

 

[Christine]

That's an opinion that I have heard repeatedly. I am always amazed about how people will refuse to fly on a plane because they "hand out peanuts". All a passenger has to do is to not accept the peanuts.

Please, please, please don't go there. Flying on plane with many passengers eating peanuts is VERY different from catching a "whiff" of it out of jar. It has already been shown that opening little bags of peanuts causes the peanut dust that's in the bag to release into the cabin of the plane. Because the cabin in closed/sealed and the air is recirculated, this is a problem. One little bag is fine, 150 bags are not fine. That is our allergist's opinion. As for whether or not people have had reactions from just the smell, I don't know.

 

[momof2inPA]

That's an opinion that I have heard repeatedly. I am always amazed about how people will refuse to fly on a plane because they "hand out peanuts". All a passenger has to do is to not accept the peanuts.

Dawn, as a nurse, you should do some research before making such an uninformed medical opinion. People can and have had anaphylacic reactions from being on a plane where peanuts are being served, sometimes causing emergency landings. Opening the bags emits peanut particles and proteins into the air. When a person inhales the protein, it causes a reaction. This is different than smelling a contained peanut source without aerosolization.

As for the coroner's statement that it wasn't peanut that killed the girl, that hasn't been confirmed. Note the date of the article. It's nearly a month and a half old. Some medical professionals are speculating that the coroner is playing semantics with the data, concluding that the girl died from cardiac arrest-- everyone dies from cardiac arrest, or anoxia due to asthma-- asthma can result from or along with anaphylaxis. The root cause of death would still be anaphylaxis. Although, the information that the girl actually didn't use the epi-pen does give those of us with allergic kids some hope. Until the coroner makes a more detailed statement, which he seems slow to do (maybe afraid of the scrutiny), I wouldn't rule out the peanut kiss.

 

[disykat]

That's an opinion that I have heard repeatedly. I am always amazed about how people will refuse to fly on a plane because they "hand out peanuts". All a passenger has to do is to not accept the peanuts.

???? I call that smart - avoiding something you are allergic to. My son is peanut allergic and we choose our airline according to what we think will be the safest. Peanuts are an airborne allergen. Stupid would be surrounding yourself with something you are allergic to when there are easy ways to avoid it.

 

[DawnCt1]

Dawn, as a nurse, you should do some research before making such an uninformed medical opinion. People can and have had anaphylacic reactions from being on a plane where peanuts are being served, sometimes causing emergency landings. Opening the bags emits peanut particles and proteins into the air. When a person inhales the protein, it causes a reaction. This is different than smelling a contained peanut source without aerosolization.

As for the coroner's statement that it wasn't peanut that killed the girl, that hasn't been confirmed. Note the date of the article. It's nearly a month and a half old. Some medical professionals are speculating that the coroner is playing semantics with the data, concluding that the girl died from cardiac arrest-- everyone dies from cardiac arrest, or anoxia due to asthma-- asthma can result from or along with anaphylaxis. The root cause of death would still be anaphylaxis. Although, the information that the girl actually didn't use the epi-pen does give those of us with allergic kids some hope. Until the coroner makes a more detailed statement, which he seems slow to do (maybe afraid of the scrutiny), I wouldn't rule out the peanut kiss.

It makes sense that enough peanut dust could be circulated if the packages were opened simultaneously. I would buy that. With regard to the coroner's statement. EVERYONE dies of cardiac arrest. The question remains what caused the cardiac arrest. It would seem with tissue samples, etc a good pathologist could determine the cause of death. Coroners also do not have to be pathologists so it would be interesting to see what the credentials are of the person who performed the autopsy.