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What a lot of people don’t realize is that peanut allergies actually worsen as a person ages. I have had a fatal peanut allergy all my life, and at age 28, I found my throat swelling from the smell of peanut products. Also, EpiPens are great, but they DO NOT stop the reaction to all people. I carry two injections with me all the time, and those injections buy me an hour to get to a hospital for further treatment. Without a hospital and immediate follow-up care, I would continue in a reaction. TO CONGRESS: YES, it can happen, it does happen, it will continue to happen, and as I AM AFRAID TO FLY FOR THIS VERY REASON, I urge you to do something! You cannot count on EpiPens to do everything! I vote for banning all peanut products AND making an announcement, asking passengers to refrain from eating any peanut products they may have brought on board, if a passenger informs the airline about his/her allergy.
I have been lethally allergic to peanuts all my life, and while I always carry multiple Epi-pens, I only forty minutes to get to a hospital after using them. I personally would like to see a ban on peanuts and enforcing passengers to refrain from bringing banned items on board. But as another person pointed out, a lot of people are severely allergic to perfumes. I think the DOT should ask allergists the most common causes of allergic anaphylaxis, and include those in the ban. After all, no one NEEDS to wear perfumes or eat nuts. Another option I support is having no food or snacks on domestic flights. I think we should consider actual needs (such as water) on flights, instead of what people prefer.
What a lot of people don’t realize is that peanut allergies actually worsen as a person ages. I have had a fatal peanut allergy all my life, and at age 28, I found my throat swelling from the smell of peanut products. Also, EpiPens are great, but they DO NOT stop the reaction to all people. I carry two injections with me all the time, and those injections buy me an hour to get to a hospital for further treatment. Without a hospital and immediate follow-up care, I would continue in a reaction. TO CONGRESS: YES, it can happen, it does happen, it will continue to happen, and as I AM AFRAID TO FLY FOR THIS VERY REASON, I urge you to do something! You cannot count on EpiPens to do everything! I vote for banning all peanut products AND making an announcement, asking passengers to refrain from eating any peanut products they may have brought on board, if a passenger informs the airline about his/her allergy.
I have been lethally allergic to peanuts all my life, and while I always carry multiple Epi-pens, I only forty minutes to get to a hospital after using them. I personally would like to see a ban on peanuts and enforcing passengers to refrain from bringing banned items on board. But as another person pointed out, a lot of people are severely allergic to perfumes. I think the DOT should ask allergists the most common causes of allergic anaphylaxis, and include those in the ban. After all, no one NEEDS to wear perfumes or eat nuts. Another option I support is having no food or snacks on domestic flights. I think we should consider actual needs (such as water) on flights, instead of what people prefer.