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 allergy risks , she says . Gupta : Easy to save a life if schools have epinephrine on hand and can administer it . It can and should be passed . But the school system is not equipped with that kind of equipment.
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 allergy risks , she says . Gupta : Easy to save a life if schools have epinephrine on hand and can administer it . But the school system is not equipped with that kind of equipment.