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Article: Girl, 12, dies of asthma attack after thunderstorm
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 16, 2004
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A 12-YEAR-OLD girl has died from an asthma attack doctors believe
may have been brought on by the summer storms.
Jemma Cox suffered a severe attack at her home in Peterborough.
Her death prompted charity Asthma UK to reiterate warnings to
sufferers.
Research has shown stormy weather in summer can spread pollen,
increasing the chance of a reaction for those with allergies.
After the attack on Tuesday, Jemma was taken to Peterborough
District Hospital, where paramedics restarted her heart. She was
moved to the Royal Leicester Infirmary but her life support machine
was switched off two days later. At her bedside were father Paul,
mother ...