Mum, I snorted the Christmas tree
Jocelyn Lowinger
ABC Science Online
Wednesday, 15 December 2004
A child who inhaled part of a Christmas tree that got stuck in his lung
has made medical history, Canadian doctors say.
The doctors, who described the first case of "Christmas tree aspiration",
warned of what could happen at a time of year when children explore and
taste new things.
They reported the case in the current issue of the Canadian Medical
Association Journal.
The two-and-a-half-old boy had repeated bouts of pneumonia starting from
when he was 10 months old, a few months after his first Christmas.
He hadn't choked and there was nothing in the family's medical history
that pointed to lung disease.
When doctors at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, x-rayed and
performed CT scans of the boy's chest, they found a lump at the outer edge
of his right lung.
When they operated, they found part of a branch from an evergreen tree
wedged there, 3 centimetres long and 0.5 centimetres round.
This had blocked off part of the lung, causing the repeated bouts of
pneumonia. Once the blockage was removed, the child made a full recovery.
Peanuts, toys, dinosaurs
Australian paediatric respiratory and sleep specialist Dr Dominic
Fitzgerald said food, especially small bits of peanuts, was the most
common cause of children choking and breathing in small objects.
But the doctor, from The Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, said
this didn't just occur at Christmas.
"It is a year round phenomenon," he said. "The oddest things I've seen
[inhaled] are a plastic toy dinosaur ... and a set of rosary beads from a
child in a particularly devout family."
He'd also seen a run of boys over five who'd inhaled the tips of pens
while rocking on chairs.
Fitzgerald also advised carers to keep a close eye on what small children
put into their mouths around times of birthdays as they could accidentally
breathe in small bits of toys given to older brothers and sisters.
And like the Canadian boy, not all children choke when they breathe in
small objects.
He said parents could be concerned if their child had once breathed in
something and had repeated chest infections.
http://abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1265592.htm
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19 Dec 2004 02:28:14 AM |
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'Doc' I don't know you, but I am happy for you revelation !!!
"May your ... go up your nose" sorry I can't remember the words!!!
--
Just A Thought !!!
Wait, I'm receiving another transmission from the great beyond.
Wouldn't you know it,
it was a 'Wrong Number' :-(
"Doc" <goblowmoreshit@baboons.com> wrote in message
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Mum, I snorted the Christmas tree
Jocelyn Lowinger
ABC Science Online
Wednesday, 15 December 2004
A child who inhaled part of a Christmas tree that got stuck in his
lung
has made medical history, Canadian doctors say.
The doctors, who described the first case of "Christmas tree
aspiration",
warned of what could happen at a time of year when children explore
and
taste new things.
They reported the case in the current issue of the Canadian Medical
Association Journal.
The two-and-a-half-old boy had repeated bouts of pneumonia starting
from
when he was 10 months old, a few months after his first Christmas.
He hadn't choked and there was nothing in the family's medical
history
that pointed to lung disease.
When doctors at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
x-rayed and
performed CT scans of the boy's chest, they found a lump at the
outer edge
of his right lung.
When they operated, they found part of a branch from an evergreen
tree
wedged there, 3 centimetres long and 0.5 centimetres round.
This had blocked off part of the lung, causing the repeated bouts
of
pneumonia. Once the blockage was removed, the child made a full
recovery.
Peanuts, toys, dinosaurs
Australian paediatric respiratory and sleep specialist Dr Dominic
Fitzgerald said food, especially small bits of peanuts, was the
most
common cause of children choking and breathing in small objects.
But the doctor, from The Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney,
said
this didn't just occur at Christmas.
"It is a year round phenomenon," he said. "The oddest things I've
seen
[inhaled] are a plastic toy dinosaur ... and a set of rosary beads
from a
child in a particularly devout family."
He'd also seen a run of boys over five who'd inhaled the tips of
pens
while rocking on chairs.
Fitzgerald also advised carers to keep a close eye on what small
children
put into their mouths around times of birthdays as they could
accidentally
breathe in small bits of toys given to older brothers and sisters.
And like the Canadian boy, not all children choke when they breathe
in
small objects.
He said parents could be concerned if their child had once breathed
in
something and had repeated chest infections.
http://abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1265592.htm
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18 Dec 2004 07:02:32 PM |
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Subject: Mum, I Snorted The Christmas Tree
From: "Doc"
Date: 12/18/2004 4:28 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: <cq2hva05c3@enews2.newsguy.com>
Mum, I snorted the Christmas tree
Jocelyn Lowinger
ABC Science Online
Wednesday, 15 December 2004
A child who inhaled part of a Christmas tree that got stuck in his lung
has made medical history, Canadian doctors say.
The doctors, who described the first case of "Christmas tree aspiration",
warned of what could happen at a time of year when children explore and
taste new things.
They reported the case in the current issue of the Canadian Medical
Association Journal.
The two-and-a-half-old boy had repeated bouts of pneumonia starting from
when he was 10 months old, a few months after his first Christmas.
He hadn't choked and there was nothing in the family's medical history
that pointed to lung disease.
When doctors at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, x-rayed and
performed CT scans of the boy's chest, they found a lump at the outer edge
of his right lung.
When they operated, they found part of a branch from an evergreen tree
wedged there, 3 centimetres long and 0.5 centimetres round.
This had blocked off part of the lung, causing the repeated bouts of
pneumonia. Once the blockage was removed, the child made a full recovery.
Peanuts, toys, dinosaurs
Australian paediatric respiratory and sleep specialist Dr Dominic
Fitzgerald said food, especially small bits of peanuts, was the most
common cause of children choking and breathing in small objects.
But the doctor, from The Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, said
this didn't just occur at Christmas.
"It is a year round phenomenon," he said. "The oddest things I've seen
[inhaled] are a plastic toy dinosaur ... and a set of rosary beads from a
child in a particularly devout family."
He'd also seen a run of boys over five who'd inhaled the tips of pens
while rocking on chairs.
Fitzgerald also advised carers to keep a close eye on what small children
put into their mouths around times of birthdays as they could accidentally
breathe in small bits of toys given to older brothers and sisters.
And like the Canadian boy, not all children choke when they breathe in
small objects.
He said parents could be concerned if their child had once breathed in
something and had repeated chest infections.
http://abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1265592.htm
Wow -- will miracles never cease?
Tangents are infinite in all of nature in
all universes constantly and at random.
* D OUOSVAVV M *
*PUBLIUS ENIGMA*
Oh Joy!
Tom
The Psychedelic Pope
Patron Saint of the Internet
http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/me/
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| User: "Kim M" |
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19 Dec 2004 02:35:15 AM |
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Sorry, but I couldn't waste my time reading his post and yours, but
either way this topic is f**ked!!!
If you believe that anyone would snuff a Christmas Tree, then there
is a place especially reserved for you at your local Looney Bin !!!
"Tadapope" <tadapope@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041218200232.16189.00002230@mb-m02.aol.com...
Subject: Mum, I Snorted The Christmas Tree
From: "Doc"
Date: 12/18/2004 4:28 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: <cq2hva05c3@enews2.newsguy.com>
Mum, I snorted the Christmas tree
Jocelyn Lowinger
ABC Science Online
Wednesday, 15 December 2004
A child who inhaled part of a Christmas tree that got stuck in his
lung
has made medical history, Canadian doctors say.
The doctors, who described the first case of "Christmas tree
aspiration",
warned of what could happen at a time of year when children
explore and
taste new things.
They reported the case in the current issue of the Canadian
Medical
Association Journal.
The two-and-a-half-old boy had repeated bouts of pneumonia
starting from
when he was 10 months old, a few months after his first Christmas.
He hadn't choked and there was nothing in the family's medical
history
that pointed to lung disease.
When doctors at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
x-rayed and
performed CT scans of the boy's chest, they found a lump at the
outer edge
of his right lung.
When they operated, they found part of a branch from an evergreen
tree
wedged there, 3 centimetres long and 0.5 centimetres round.
This had blocked off part of the lung, causing the repeated bouts
of
pneumonia. Once the blockage was removed, the child made a full
recovery.
Peanuts, toys, dinosaurs
Australian paediatric respiratory and sleep specialist Dr Dominic
Fitzgerald said food, especially small bits of peanuts, was the
most
common cause of children choking and breathing in small objects.
But the doctor, from The Children's Hospital at Westmead in
Sydney, said
this didn't just occur at Christmas.
"It is a year round phenomenon," he said. "The oddest things I've
seen
[inhaled] are a plastic toy dinosaur ... and a set of rosary beads
from a
child in a particularly devout family."
He'd also seen a run of boys over five who'd inhaled the tips of
pens
while rocking on chairs.
Fitzgerald also advised carers to keep a close eye on what small
children
put into their mouths around times of birthdays as they could
accidentally
breathe in small bits of toys given to older brothers and sisters.
And like the Canadian boy, not all children choke when they
breathe in
small objects.
He said parents could be concerned if their child had once
breathed in
something and had repeated chest infections.
http://abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1265592.htm
Wow -- will miracles never cease?
Tangents are infinite in all of nature in
all universes constantly and at random.
* D OUOSVAVV M *
*PUBLIUS ENIGMA*
Oh Joy!
Tom
The Psychedelic Pope
Patron Saint of the Internet
http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/me/
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19 Dec 2004 12:33:08 AM |
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Hey Doc.....guess what happens when the family dog eats the tinsel off
the tree?
SuZanne
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