School alarm in Meinersen: Children after fruit meals in the hospital!

School alarm in Meinersen: Children after fruit meals in the hospital!

On Wednesday, June 25th, there was an extraordinary use of the fire brigade in Meinersen in the Gifhorn district after several schoolchildren showed symptoms. The students unexpectedly ate immature fruits from a tree on the school grounds and complained of abdominal pain, which led to a large contingent of the emergency services.

First, eleven, later even 15 affected children, were reported. Two of them became cold welding, so that two ambulances were immediately sent to the secondary school. The uncertainty about the exact type of fruits that were possibly mirabelles or plums led to triggering a "mass attack of injured" alarm. In the end, nine ambulances, two ambulances and two emergency doctors moved in to ensure a quick supply.

care and transport of the children

On -site emergency doctors examined the students concerned. Ten children were brought to Gifhorn, Wolfsburg, Celle, Hanover and Braunschweig for further observation in hospitals. Fortunately, all students were classified as slightly injured, and the hospital stay was decided as a precaution. The head of operations Jens Grünhage noted that the exact type of fruits could not be finally clarified, but most likely the symptoms of the children were related to the consumption of immature fruits.

The police blocked the Gajenberg to support the use of the rescue workers, while teaching continued as usual. The parents of the affected children were informed immediately and accompanied their offspring to the hospital.

Enlightenment and provision

This incident emphasizes the importance of checking school premises and public areas with regard to poisonous plants. Fire brigade and schools should take care of planting, to avoid such incidents in the future. It is recommended to keep public areas of plants with potentially toxic fruits (see also children

children in such a Situation are particularly vulnerable, as the experts underline. Poisoning are frequent emergencies in toddlers. Parents are required to point out their children in a age -appropriate manner and to ensure that toxic substances or plants are not within reach.

The event in Meinersen shows how quickly fun can take outdoors. All the more, all actors should work together so that schools not only have a safe place of education, but also a safe playground for the little ones.