READING One of the many
health hazards that beset growing
children involves that common
food most of us enjoy: the peanut.
It’s extrememly dangerous to let
any child under ten eat peanuts,
especially while playing or run
ning. He or she could very easily,
during the excitment, aspirate, or
inhale, the peanut into his wind
pipe and lungs. After the age to
ten, when molar teeth have ap
peared, he can chew them more
thoroughly and the risk is lessened
considerably.
Most objects that a child might
choke on are not particularly
irritative, but this is not so with
peanuts. They contain a special oil
that irritates the lining mem
branes of the lungs. Once the
peanut gets lodged in the lungs or
tracheobronchial tree, it sets up a
rapid inflammation and swelling
that chokes off that part of the lung
beyond the peanut. Frequently,
pneumonia or abcesses will
develop in that area.
Children will usually inhale
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Keep peanuts away from small children
small pieces of peanuts when they
get a mouthful of them, start
running, laughing or screaming,
and then suddenly take a deep
breath. When this happens, the
peanuts go directly down into their
lungs, usually on the right side.
The child will usually cough or
choke for a few seconds and the
cough stops. However, portions of
the peanuts may still be lodged
within the lungs.
The child may develop a mild
temperature rise or abnormal
chest X-ray showing small areas of
what appears to be pneumonia.
Usually, at this point, it is
necessary for an otolaryngologist
(ear, nose and throat specialist) to
perform a bronchoscopy to remove
the peanut.
During this procedure, a long
hollow tube is inserted through the
mouth, down the windpipe to the
distal part of the lung. Under
magnification, the peanut can be
identified and removed with long
forceps.
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medical advice: Under no cir
cumstance leave any kind of
peanut unattended if children are
near. There are too many statistics
to prove the very high element of
risk.
For instance, 75 percent of
patients who have inhaled foreign
objects into their lungs are under
three years of age. Again, the
reason is the same; an excitable
child eating peanuts inhales
suddenly for breath and the
peanuts are inhaled. The worst
thing to do is to punish a child who
has filled his mouth with peanuts;
he could very easily aspirate them
during the excitement.
It is also extremely important to
remember that even though the
child has recovered from his
choking or coughing bout, he still
should be checked as soon as
possible. A study revealed that in
10 percent of patients who had to
have a bronchoscopy, the choking
had occurred more than a month
earlier. The prolonged period of
irriation and pneumonia created a
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more advanced condition.
Some year ago, a breakfast
cereal was developed containing
whole peanuts. Realizing how real
the health hazard was to small
children, medical societies
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USDA post to Leard
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Secretary of Agriculture John R.
Block announced today he has
named Robert E. Leard to be
administrator of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Food
and Nutrition Service.
Leant has served as acting
administrator since January and
as associate administrator for the
previous year.
“Mr. Leant has shown that lie is
both willing and quite capable of
serving in this capacity,” Block
said. “I am confident that be will
nrnv'Ho strong administrative
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And finally, there are extreme
cases that require major surgery.
Where .peanut fragments had
remained a long time and created
abe esses in the lung, it was
necessary to actually open the
chest and remove a part of the
lung.
leadership to the Food and
Nutrition Service, one of USDA’s
largest agencies.”
Leard completed graduate
studies at the University of
Southern California after his
graduation from West Point. He
succeeds Samuel J. Cornelius, who
served as administrator until
being named special assistant to
Block in January.
USDA’s Food and Nutrition
Service administers the food
stamp program and other nutrition
assistance programs.