N.J. boy dies from severe allergic reaction to smell of cooking fish

NJ.com ^ | January 3rd, 2019 | Jeff Goldman

[LouieFisk]

"An 11-year-old New Jersey boy died on New Year’s Day after suffering a severe allergic reaction to the smell of fish being cooked at his grandmother’s home in Brooklyn, New York, according to reports."

[LouieFisk]

Poor child. Just 11 years old.

[Jeff Chandler]

I never heard of such a thing.

[Phil DiBasquette]

Could have been capsicum / spices burning

[dynachrome]

I guess we have to ban fish now.

[sphinx]

Tragic. But if the smell of cooking fish was enough to kill him, I wonder how he made it to age 11. Extreme food allergies are rare (probably because the gene pool has been purged pretty relentlessly) but deadly.

I note from the story that the medical examiner had not yet made a determination about cause of death. I would not be surprised if something else was involved. If this kid's allergy was this severe, the family would probably have had some close calls over the years and would have been on guard.

[LouieFisk]

“I never heard of such a thing.”
—
Me either, where just the scent caused such an extreme reaction.

[Eepsy]

Similar things have happened before.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-331821/Family-tragedy-mother-killed-tomato-allergy.html

[Buckeye McFrog]

Daytime TV attorneys setting their sites on Red Lobster now...

[zerosix]

I don’t die from smelling fish, cooking or otherwise but sometimes I think I may.

YUK, give me good ole beef grilling to revive me!

[LouieFisk]

“the family would probably have had some close calls over the years and would have been on guard.”
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His mom carried a nebulizer machine with her and it had always worked in past episodes (as I read in other reportage on this), but it didn’t help in this instance.

[Sans-Culotte]

An 11-year-old New Jersey boy died on New Year’s Day after suffering a severe allergic reaction to the smell of fish being cooked at his grandmother’s home in Brooklyn, New York, according to reports.

The grandmother is a murderer. /s

[LouieFisk]

“I don’t die from smelling fish, cooking or otherwise but sometimes I think I may.”
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Come to think of it - if you’ve ever smelled Lutefusk, that could probably finish a totally healthy guy off on the spot!

[PGR88]

They might be unrelated.

Maybe he had a seizure caused by other factors, and the only thing people noticed was the smell of fish.

[Blue House Sue]

Something Fishy.

[bgill]

He’s had 11 years of smelling this same dish at grandma’s so there is more to the story.

[dynoman]

Garrison Kiellor’s comment about lutefisk was the best; “it’s like eating boiled phlegm”.

[fireman15]

My wife is highly allergic to fish and nearly died after her throat swelled up on one occasion. She lost consciousness and it was touch and go. Only a quick intubation at the hospital saved her. The doctor told her to not even touch the lid of a can of tuna.

But this sounds a little difficult to believe... my guess is that he somehow injected a small amount. Anyone who has kids knows that they can find a way to get into just about anything.

[Jamestown1630]

Oh, YUCK. I was drinking egg nog when I read that...

[rawcatslyentist]

Overheated oil makes me cough and gag.

[Pontiac]

I guess we have to ban fish now.

If a single child’s life is spared, it’s worth it!

/S