No nuts please!
Apr 8, 2019, 2:19 pm
#46
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Apr 8, 2019, 2:20 pm
#47
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Unless you stab it into someone's eye, nothing can do wrong with epipen.
The dose in a epipen is only just over half the dose that would be given in A&E or an ambulance.
Worse case is that you give it someone not having an anaphylactic reaction, it which case they might feel a bit funny but won't do any harm.
The dose in a epipen is only just over half the dose that would be given in A&E or an ambulance.
Worse case is that you give it someone not having an anaphylactic reaction, it which case they might feel a bit funny but won't do any harm.
I haven’t had a chance to look at an aircraft one but if you have to use one, worth bearing in mind (and maybe jab a bit deeper!)
Apr 8, 2019, 2:22 pm
#48
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Its not necessarily about raw viruses flying about solo, it’s about them travelling on droplets of moisture, which are much larger and may be screened by the mask. More importantly it also reduces the mouth/nose-to-hand-to-surface (followed by the reverse in someone else) route. Which is also why hand gel works.
Apr 8, 2019, 2:23 pm
#49
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My daughter has a severe nut allergy. Nuts allergies cannot be triggered by the smell of nuts. It has to be physical contact, so the problem is cross contamination from the staff on items served or from members of the public by direct contact.
In Sat after YouFirst guaranteeing her booking has but allergy on it, she was still offered nuts with preboarding and then the canapés with walnuts!
We never ask for no one else to have nuts.
If BA cater for all the lifestyle choices these days, then they should never serve nuts on board or in any meals. After all a veggie/vegan eating an animal product won’t kill them, but a nut allergy suffer getting some nuts!!
In Sat after YouFirst guaranteeing her booking has but allergy on it, she was still offered nuts with preboarding and then the canapés with walnuts!
We never ask for no one else to have nuts.
If BA cater for all the lifestyle choices these days, then they should never serve nuts on board or in any meals. After all a veggie/vegan eating an animal product won’t kill them, but a nut allergy suffer getting some nuts!!
Apr 8, 2019, 2:31 pm
#50
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The question is why do airplanes bring out the guy who actually says "I want my peanuts. To hell with that kid. If they won't serve peanuts, I'm bringing my own." I've seen that posted right here on FT. What's up with that?
Last edited by rickg523; Apr 8, 2019 at 2:52 pm
Apr 8, 2019, 2:52 pm
#51
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Almonds are not a fruit. They are a tree nut (like cashews). I know someone who has a severe allergy to almonds. Your friend probably has a peanut allergy. Peanuts are legumes which are separate from tree nuts.
Apr 8, 2019, 3:15 pm
#52
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Had a seat in J returning from UVF to LGW a few weeks ago.
Just after boarding there was a message from up front saying somebody on board had a nut allergy, so please don't eat any. I was a bit suprised just after take off to be presented with a glass of red wine and a bowl of nuts.
Just after boarding there was a message from up front saying somebody on board had a nut allergy, so please don't eat any. I was a bit suprised just after take off to be presented with a glass of red wine and a bowl of nuts.
Apr 8, 2019, 3:17 pm
#53
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It’s not my area but I understand the main problem with Epipens is that they are based on devices intended to deliver chemical agent antidotes to lean, muscular soldiers - but in standard civilians carrying a degree of fat, they often don’t penetrate deep enough to get into muscle (and hence circulation).
I haven’t had a chance to look at an aircraft one but if you have to use one, worth bearing in mind (and maybe jab a bit deeper!)
Last edited by milkyway88; Apr 8, 2019 at 3:18 pm Reason: typo
Apr 8, 2019, 3:21 pm
#54
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Sounds like incompetence to me, the customer with the allergy was probably not seated in CW but the announcement was made aircraft wide, announcements can be made in each cabin separately.
Apr 8, 2019, 4:01 pm
#55
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BTW, the announcement was to to not eats nuts. So I assume peanuts (a legueme) were fine.
Apr 8, 2019, 4:55 pm
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Apr 8, 2019, 8:53 pm
#58
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Actual nuts include hazelnuts, sweet chestnuts and pecans.
So a "nut allergy" is really a nut/seed/pea allergy. (Peanuts are peas.)
It seems our ancestors looked at something hard with a shell and called it a nut. Only much, much later, with the advent of science, were the biological differences identified.
Apr 8, 2019, 10:10 pm
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Any health professionals reading this thread and wondering about kit carried etc, I can wholeheartedly recommend an app called AirRX- lists the minimum standards for a number of countries, equipment to be carried etc., along with some hints and tips- I have attached a screenshot of the EU medical kit medication list
**i am not connected with the developers/marketers of the app in any way**
Apr 9, 2019, 1:34 am
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Yes, the virus is smaller but sneeze droplets are bigger. The main thing is that people in Japan wear them to prevent spread. Not whether they actually work.