Cashew led to death of 14-year-old; INQUEST.A SCHOOLBOY collapsed in front of his mum after eating a cashew cashew (kăsh`  , kəsh`), tropical American tree (Anacardium occidentale nut
and died, an inquest heard yesterday.
Christopher Gould, 14, began to choke while watching TV. The youngster died within minutes of arriving at hospital. Mum Anne Marie, 44, told a hearing in Oldham, Greater Manchester Greater Manchester, former metropolitan county, 497 sq mi (1,288 sq km), W central England. It comprised ten administrative districts: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan. : "He had never suffered an adverse reaction to cashew nuts before but within a few minutes of eating it he complained of having an itchy itch·y adj. Having or causing an itching sensation. tongue." She gave him an antihistamine antihistamine (ăn'tĭhĭs`təmēn), any one of a group of compounds having various chemical structures and characterized by the ability to antagonize the effects of histamine. tablet but his tongue became swollen. Oldham Coroner Simon Nelson adjourned the inquest until next year so that more evidence could be obtained. CAPTION(S): ALLERGY Christopher Gould |
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