superczar
Keymaster
Guys, I usually never pass on forwards, let alone create one, but for once, I thought I might actually type out a mail meant to be forwarded , and hope people propagate it in place of blindly sending out the usual silly forwards.
How many of us think twice before popping an Anacin or for that matter
any Aspirin based tablet at the slightest hint of a chill or fever.
Well, as long as you are an adult, aspirin has not many side-effects,
so it may be a relatively safe practice.
However, if you have a child less than 16 years of age, think twice
before passing one.
A young couple I know had gone to Vizag in the New Year vacations
along with their 4 year old daughter. The young child developed a
mild fever during the holiday and the parents unknowingly put her on
aspirin (perhaps Anacin? I don't know for sure, but the active
ingredient was the seemingly innocous Aspirin)
Unfortunately, they had no idea what was to happen next.
Within days, the fever subsided as expected, but when they were on
their way back to Chennai, the young girl suddenly had a heavy bout of
vomiting. Within hours, the child was in seizures.
They got the child hospitalized as soon as they reached Chennai but
she did not respond to any medication and her condition deteriorated
rapidly.
She progressed into heavy coma and was diagnosed as brain dead yesterday.
She is still on life support and her parents now face the heart
rendering decision of when to pull the plug!
All this in a span of a week!!
The condition that afflicted her is termed as Reye's syndrome.
Though Aspirin is sold as an OTC in our country, there are no labels
to warn customers of its potential effects on children.
If you still think this is just another silly forward, You can google
for Reye's syndrome or refer Wikipedia for more details.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reye's_syndrome
Would appreciate if you could pass on this message either verbally or
by e-mail to all people you know, especially parents with young
children.
Regards,
Abhinav
How many of us think twice before popping an Anacin or for that matter
any Aspirin based tablet at the slightest hint of a chill or fever.
Well, as long as you are an adult, aspirin has not many side-effects,
so it may be a relatively safe practice.
However, if you have a child less than 16 years of age, think twice
before passing one.
A young couple I know had gone to Vizag in the New Year vacations
along with their 4 year old daughter. The young child developed a
mild fever during the holiday and the parents unknowingly put her on
aspirin (perhaps Anacin? I don't know for sure, but the active
ingredient was the seemingly innocous Aspirin)
Unfortunately, they had no idea what was to happen next.
Within days, the fever subsided as expected, but when they were on
their way back to Chennai, the young girl suddenly had a heavy bout of
vomiting. Within hours, the child was in seizures.
They got the child hospitalized as soon as they reached Chennai but
she did not respond to any medication and her condition deteriorated
rapidly.
She progressed into heavy coma and was diagnosed as brain dead yesterday.
She is still on life support and her parents now face the heart
rendering decision of when to pull the plug!
All this in a span of a week!!
The condition that afflicted her is termed as Reye's syndrome.
Though Aspirin is sold as an OTC in our country, there are no labels
to warn customers of its potential effects on children.
If you still think this is just another silly forward, You can google
for Reye's syndrome or refer Wikipedia for more details.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reye's_syndrome
Would appreciate if you could pass on this message either verbally or
by e-mail to all people you know, especially parents with young
children.
Regards,
Abhinav
