Ruchi Gupta : Exposure to a peanut speck can kill an allergic schoolchild in minutes . This time of year , holiday snacks brought in from home carry greater risk , she says . Gupta : Easy to save a life if schools have medication on hand and can administer it . A minuscule speck of a peanut , not even visible , should not take a young child 's life in minutes . School Access to the Epinephrine Act crucial , she says , as allergies increase .
Ruchi Gupta : Exposure to a peanut speck can kill an allergic schoolchild in minutes . This time of year , holiday snacks brought in from home carry greater risk , she says . Gupta : Easy to save a life if schools have medication on hand and can administer it . School Access to the Epinephrine Act crucial , she says , as allergies increase .