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Popcorn can be dangerous
Posted as a public service to warn about choking hazards from "safe" things.
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/n...,2839805.story Family's evening at the movies ends in tragedy By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Staff Writer; Staff writer Emi Endo contributed to this story. August 17, 2004 It was the first night out at the movies in more than a year for a family struggling to get by, an outing designed to forget - at least for a few hours - the often bleak existence of life in a Kew Gardens homeless shelter. Elaine McIntosh, 41, her husband Eddie Riley, 36, their two sons Eddie Jr., 13, and Deonte, 3, drove in a car donated by a relative to the Sunrise Multiplex Cinemas in Valley Stream to watch "Alien vs. Predator" on Sunday evening. The movie was on for about 15 minutes when little Deonte began squirming and gasping for air just before 7 p.m., Nassau police said. McIntosh saw that her son was choking on a mouthful of popcorn and tried to clear his mouth. Riley carried him out into the women's restroom, laid the unconscious boy on a counter and tried to blow air into his mouth. A nurse who works at North Shore University Hospital happened to be at the theater and tried CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. Nassau police officers arrived and also tried to resuscitate Deonte. An ambulance rushed him to Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, but Deonte was pronounced dead there at 7:48 p.m., said Det. Sgt. Richard Laursen of the Homicide Squad. Laursen said the boy's death is considered an accident, but said an investigation will continue until an autopsy reveals the cause of death. "You take your children to the movies every day," he said. "Unfortunately, this time tragedy struck." Yesterday afternoon, McIntosh and Riley stood in front of The Briarwood, the shelter where they live. McIntosh said she lost her job as a special education teacher last year, leading the family to become homeless for a while. Four months ago, they moved into a two-bedroom apartment at the shelter and life was starting to improve. Riley found a job as a security guard and McIntosh looked for a job in a place where they hoped it would be cheaper to raise their sons. Tired of their banal lives at the shelter, McIntosh said they wanted Sunday to be "family day," and decided to watch the movie their friends had been raving about. "We hadn't been out as a family in a long time because we were struggling so hard," she said. "The shelter is like jail sometimes and I said to my husband, 'Sweetie, we need to go do something with the kids. We need to go out.' This was our first movie in more than a year." At the Valley Stream movie theater, the family played video games for an hour before the movie was to start, McIntosh said. Then they settled into their seats and all ate from a small tub of popcorn. McIntosh said she glanced often at Deonte, a feisty boy who rarely kept still. He seemed content watching the movie, until McIntosh heard his gasps for air. Riley said that while on the bathroom counter, Deonte was limp and blood starting flowing from his nose. Riley tried to pump on the boy's chest, but was afraid to hurt him. "There was nothing I could do," Riley said, sliding off a backpack strap to show dried blood still on his T-shirt. "I wanted him to know I was trying hard, that Daddy was trying." Early yesterday, McIntosh was so overcome with grief that she went outside the shelter and laid down on 134th Street, wanting to end her life, her husband said, adding that he took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. She was there for several hours for observation and some medication. "I wanted to be with my baby," she said after leaving the hospital. McIntosh sobbed and moaned for Deonte, repeating, "He was only 3. He was only 3." Watching Deonte's parents outside the shelter, a neighbor said he enjoyed playing video games with the boy. "He was a real cute kid," said Rodd Ferguson, 24. "He had a lot of energy." McIntosh said even though popcorn and cheese doodles were Deonte's favorite foods, she wants her son's death to teach parents not to give such snacks to very young children. "That's the message I want to put out there," she said. Dr. Daniel G. Murphy, director of emergency medicine at Mercy Medical Center, said that the small size of airways in infants and children makes it easy for objects or food to cause them to choke. An 18-month-old has an airway "about the size of a straw," he said. He said that young children should avoid hot dogs, hard candies, nuts, seeds and popcorn. "Certainly, 2 or 3 is a dangerous age," he said. In 2000, 160 children ages 14 or younger died from choking on food or other objects nationwide, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Deonte's funeral arrangements were not finalized yesterday. In addition to his parents and older brother, Deonte is also survived by a half-brother, Martinez Ramaglia, 17, from McIntosh's first marriage. McIntosh recalled how the family had so much to look forward to. She had found a job as a special education teacher in Jacksonville, Fla., and Deonte was excited about the move, she said. The family still plans to move there on Sept. 18. Staff writer Emi Endo contributed to this story. Child choking hazards According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, keep the following foods from children until 4 years of age: Hot dogs Nuts and seeds Chunks of meat or cheese Whole grapes Hard, gooey, or sticky candy Popcorn Chunks of peanut butter Raw vegetables Raisins Chewing gum There are other household items that can become choking hazards. Keep these items away from infants and young children: Latex balloons Coins Marbles Toys with small parts Toys that can be compressed to fit entirely into a child's mouth Small balls Pen or marker caps Small button-type batteries Medicine syringes |
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"Coleah" wrote in message ... My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html (note picture of Ilena holding up two popcorn bags) Who cares? Please keep your petty fight with Ilena outside the newsgroup. Jeff |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Coleah" wrote in message ... My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html (note picture of Ilena holding up two popcorn bags) Who cares? Please keep your petty fight with Ilena outside the newsgroup. Jeff I replied to a previous post. Which newsgroup were you talking about? |
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"Coleah" wrote in message ... "Jeff" wrote in message ... "Coleah" wrote in message ... My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html (note picture of Ilena holding up two popcorn bags) Who cares? Please keep your petty fight with Ilena outside the newsgroup. Jeff I replied to a previous post. Which newsgroup were you talking about? misc.kids.health, in particular. All of them, though. You didn't reply to a particular post. You attack Ilena. How petty. Jeff |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Coleah" wrote in message ... "Jeff" wrote in message ... "Coleah" wrote in message ... My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html (note picture of Ilena holding up two popcorn bags) Who cares? Please keep your petty fight with Ilena outside the newsgroup. Jeff I replied to a previous post. Which newsgroup were you talking about? misc.kids.health, in particular. All of them, though. You didn't reply to a particular post. You attack Ilena. How petty. Jeff ============== Begging your pardon, Jeff, but you are in error. Below IS the very post I replied to. Have you graduated from high school yet? You sound immature. My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html (note picture of Ilena holding up two popcorn bags) "M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t-August 17, 2004" M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t wrote in message et... Posted as a public service to warn about choking hazards from "safe" things. http://www.newsday.com/news/health/n...,2839805.story Family's evening at the movies ends in tragedy By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Staff Writer; Staff writer Emi Endo contributed to this story. August 17, 2004 It was the first night out at the movies in more than a year for a family struggling to get by, an outing designed to forget - at least for a few hours - the often bleak existence of life in a Kew Gardens homeless shelter. Elaine McIntosh, 41, her husband Eddie Riley, 36, their two sons Eddie Jr., 13, and Deonte, 3, drove in a car donated by a relative to the Sunrise Multiplex Cinemas in Valley Stream to watch "Alien vs. Predator" on Sunday evening. The movie was on for about 15 minutes when little Deonte began squirming and gasping for air just before 7 p.m., Nassau police said. McIntosh saw that her son was choking on a mouthful of popcorn and tried to clear his mouth. Riley carried him out into the women's restroom, laid the unconscious boy on a counter and tried to blow air into his mouth. A nurse who works at North Shore University Hospital happened to be at the theater and tried CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. Nassau police officers arrived and also tried to resuscitate Deonte. An ambulance rushed him to Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, but Deonte was pronounced dead there at 7:48 p.m., said Det. Sgt. Richard Laursen of the Homicide Squad. Laursen said the boy's death is considered an accident, but said an investigation will continue until an autopsy reveals the cause of death. "You take your children to the movies every day," he said. "Unfortunately, this time tragedy struck." Yesterday afternoon, McIntosh and Riley stood in front of The Briarwood, the shelter where they live. McIntosh said she lost her job as a special education teacher last year, leading the family to become homeless for a while. Four months ago, they moved into a two-bedroom apartment at the shelter and life was starting to improve. Riley found a job as a security guard and McIntosh looked for a job in a place where they hoped it would be cheaper to raise their sons. Tired of their banal lives at the shelter, McIntosh said they wanted Sunday to be "family day," and decided to watch the movie their friends had been raving about. "We hadn't been out as a family in a long time because we were struggling so hard," she said. "The shelter is like jail sometimes and I said to my husband, 'Sweetie, we need to go do something with the kids. We need to go out.' This was our first movie in more than a year." At the Valley Stream movie theater, the family played video games for an hour before the movie was to start, McIntosh said. Then they settled into their seats and all ate from a small tub of popcorn. McIntosh said she glanced often at Deonte, a feisty boy who rarely kept still. He seemed content watching the movie, until McIntosh heard his gasps for air. Riley said that while on the bathroom counter, Deonte was limp and blood starting flowing from his nose. Riley tried to pump on the boy's chest, but was afraid to hurt him. "There was nothing I could do," Riley said, sliding off a backpack strap to show dried blood still on his T-shirt. "I wanted him to know I was trying hard, that Daddy was trying." Early yesterday, McIntosh was so overcome with grief that she went outside the shelter and laid down on 134th Street, wanting to end her life, her husband said, adding that he took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. She was there for several hours for observation and some medication. "I wanted to be with my baby," she said after leaving the hospital. McIntosh sobbed and moaned for Deonte, repeating, "He was only 3. He was only 3." Watching Deonte's parents outside the shelter, a neighbor said he enjoyed playing video games with the boy. "He was a real cute kid," said Rodd Ferguson, 24. "He had a lot of energy." McIntosh said even though popcorn and cheese doodles were Deonte's favorite foods, she wants her son's death to teach parents not to give such snacks to very young children. "That's the message I want to put out there," she said. Dr. Daniel G. Murphy, director of emergency medicine at Mercy Medical Center, said that the small size of airways in infants and children makes it easy for objects or food to cause them to choke. An 18-month-old has an airway "about the size of a straw," he said. He said that young children should avoid hot dogs, hard candies, nuts, seeds and popcorn. "Certainly, 2 or 3 is a dangerous age," he said. In 2000, 160 children ages 14 or younger died from choking on food or other objects nationwide, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Deonte's funeral arrangements were not finalized yesterday. In addition to his parents and older brother, Deonte is also survived by a half-brother, Martinez Ramaglia, 17, from McIntosh's first marriage. McIntosh recalled how the family had so much to look forward to. She had found a job as a special education teacher in Jacksonville, Fla., and Deonte was excited about the move, she said. The family still plans to move there on Sept. 18. Staff writer Emi Endo contributed to this story. Child choking hazards According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, keep the following foods from children until 4 years of age: Hot dogs Nuts and seeds Chunks of meat or cheese Whole grapes Hard, gooey, or sticky candy Popcorn Chunks of peanut butter Raw vegetables Raisins Chewing gum There are other household items that can become choking hazards. Keep these items away from infants and young children: Latex balloons Coins Marbles Toys with small parts Toys that can be compressed to fit entirely into a child's mouth Small balls Pen or marker caps Small button-type batteries Medicine syringes |
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"Coleah" wrote in message ... (...) ============== Begging your pardon, Jeff, but you are in error. Below IS the very post I replied to. Have you graduated from high school yet? You sound immature. The original post has nothing to do with Ilena. Your response to attack Ilena trivializes a very serious topic. I don't think you and Ilena get along well. However, there is no reason to attack Ilena every time you get. (But, you are providing her with more ammo to use against you.) Jeff My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! http://www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html (note picture of Ilena holding up two popcorn bags) "M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t-August 17, 2004" M,a,r,k P,r,o,b,e,r,t wrote in message et... Posted as a public service to warn about choking hazards from "safe" things. http://www.newsday.com/news/health/n...,2839805.story Family's evening at the movies ends in tragedy By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Staff Writer; Staff writer Emi Endo contributed to this story. August 17, 2004 It was the first night out at the movies in more than a year for a family struggling to get by, an outing designed to forget - at least for a few hours - the often bleak existence of life in a Kew Gardens homeless shelter. Elaine McIntosh, 41, her husband Eddie Riley, 36, their two sons Eddie Jr., 13, and Deonte, 3, drove in a car donated by a relative to the Sunrise Multiplex Cinemas in Valley Stream to watch "Alien vs. Predator" on Sunday evening. The movie was on for about 15 minutes when little Deonte began squirming and gasping for air just before 7 p.m., Nassau police said. McIntosh saw that her son was choking on a mouthful of popcorn and tried to clear his mouth. Riley carried him out into the women's restroom, laid the unconscious boy on a counter and tried to blow air into his mouth. A nurse who works at North Shore University Hospital happened to be at the theater and tried CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. Nassau police officers arrived and also tried to resuscitate Deonte. An ambulance rushed him to Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, but Deonte was pronounced dead there at 7:48 p.m., said Det. Sgt. Richard Laursen of the Homicide Squad. Laursen said the boy's death is considered an accident, but said an investigation will continue until an autopsy reveals the cause of death. "You take your children to the movies every day," he said. "Unfortunately, this time tragedy struck." Yesterday afternoon, McIntosh and Riley stood in front of The Briarwood, the shelter where they live. McIntosh said she lost her job as a special education teacher last year, leading the family to become homeless for a while. Four months ago, they moved into a two-bedroom apartment at the shelter and life was starting to improve. Riley found a job as a security guard and McIntosh looked for a job in a place where they hoped it would be cheaper to raise their sons. Tired of their banal lives at the shelter, McIntosh said they wanted Sunday to be "family day," and decided to watch the movie their friends had been raving about. "We hadn't been out as a family in a long time because we were struggling so hard," she said. "The shelter is like jail sometimes and I said to my husband, 'Sweetie, we need to go do something with the kids. We need to go out.' This was our first movie in more than a year." At the Valley Stream movie theater, the family played video games for an hour before the movie was to start, McIntosh said. Then they settled into their seats and all ate from a small tub of popcorn. McIntosh said she glanced often at Deonte, a feisty boy who rarely kept still. He seemed content watching the movie, until McIntosh heard his gasps for air. Riley said that while on the bathroom counter, Deonte was limp and blood starting flowing from his nose. Riley tried to pump on the boy's chest, but was afraid to hurt him. "There was nothing I could do," Riley said, sliding off a backpack strap to show dried blood still on his T-shirt. "I wanted him to know I was trying hard, that Daddy was trying." Early yesterday, McIntosh was so overcome with grief that she went outside the shelter and laid down on 134th Street, wanting to end her life, her husband said, adding that he took her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. She was there for several hours for observation and some medication. "I wanted to be with my baby," she said after leaving the hospital. McIntosh sobbed and moaned for Deonte, repeating, "He was only 3. He was only 3." Watching Deonte's parents outside the shelter, a neighbor said he enjoyed playing video games with the boy. "He was a real cute kid," said Rodd Ferguson, 24. "He had a lot of energy." McIntosh said even though popcorn and cheese doodles were Deonte's favorite foods, she wants her son's death to teach parents not to give such snacks to very young children. "That's the message I want to put out there," she said. Dr. Daniel G. Murphy, director of emergency medicine at Mercy Medical Center, said that the small size of airways in infants and children makes it easy for objects or food to cause them to choke. An 18-month-old has an airway "about the size of a straw," he said. He said that young children should avoid hot dogs, hard candies, nuts, seeds and popcorn. "Certainly, 2 or 3 is a dangerous age," he said. In 2000, 160 children ages 14 or younger died from choking on food or other objects nationwide, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Deonte's funeral arrangements were not finalized yesterday. In addition to his parents and older brother, Deonte is also survived by a half-brother, Martinez Ramaglia, 17, from McIntosh's first marriage. McIntosh recalled how the family had so much to look forward to. She had found a job as a special education teacher in Jacksonville, Fla., and Deonte was excited about the move, she said. The family still plans to move there on Sept. 18. Staff writer Emi Endo contributed to this story. Child choking hazards According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, keep the following foods from children until 4 years of age: Hot dogs Nuts and seeds Chunks of meat or cheese Whole grapes Hard, gooey, or sticky candy Popcorn Chunks of peanut butter Raw vegetables Raisins Chewing gum There are other household items that can become choking hazards. Keep these items away from infants and young children: Latex balloons Coins Marbles Toys with small parts Toys that can be compressed to fit entirely into a child's mouth Small balls Pen or marker caps Small button-type batteries Medicine syringes |
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"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Coleah" wrote in message ... (...) ============== Begging your pardon, Jeff, but you are in error. Below IS the very post I replied to. Have you graduated from high school yet? You sound immature. The original post has nothing to do with Ilena. Your response to attack Ilena trivializes a very serious topic. I don't think you and Ilena get along well. However, there is no reason to attack Ilena every time you get. (But, you are providing her with more ammo to use against you.) Jeff If you only knew...... |
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:24:37 -0700, "Coleah"
wrote: My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! Marla (Mark S Probert) and Coleah (Vibrating Vagina, Pandora's Box) Penley Ayers seem extremely concerned over one death Marla found out about from Popcorn. Let's review what is more dangerous ... popcorn or vaccines? This article mentions no deaths from popcorn ... now Marla claims there is one: http://www.taxtyranny.ca/images/HTML...accines40.html As of the end of 2002, the VAERS system contained 244,424 total reports of possible reactions to vaccines, including 99,145 emergency room visits, 5,149 life-threatening reactions, 27,925 hospitalizations, 5,775 disabilities, and 5,309 deaths, according to data compiled by Dr. Mark Geier, a vaccine researcher in Silver Spring, Md. www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html |
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"Ilena Rose" wrote in message ... On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:24:37 -0700, "Coleah" wrote: My God....Ilena is putting children at risk of death!!! Marla (Mark S Probert) and Coleah (Vibrating Vagina, Pandora's Box) Penley Ayers seem extremely concerned over one death Marla found out about from Popcorn. And a few hundred every year from choking. Let's review what is more dangerous ... popcorn or vaccines? This article mentions no deaths from popcorn ... now Marla claims there is one: http://www.taxtyranny.ca/images/HTML...accines40.html As of the end of 2002, the VAERS system contained 244,424 total reports of possible reactions to vaccines, including 99,145 emergency room visits, 5,149 life-threatening reactions, 27,925 hospitalizations, 5,775 disabilities, and 5,309 deaths, according to data compiled by Dr. Mark Geier, a vaccine researcher in Silver Spring, Md. www.humanticsfoundation.com/volcanocorn.html I think the key word here is *possible*. How maany of those deaths were found to be caused by vaccines? Damned few. How many deaths were there during that period from measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox and polio? Damned few. How did the death rate for Hib meningitis go when the vaccine against this come out? It went down, way down. Are vaccines 100% safe? Of course not. Nothing is. Not water. Not even popcorn. But considering the very small number of deaths and injuries vaccines actually caused, the very large number of deaths they prevented, and all the sickness and disability that vaccines have prevented, they are one of the miracles of modern medicine. Jeff |
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