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Nine children hospitalized after eating tree seeds at Nottinghamshire primary school
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Nine children hospitalized after eating tree seeds at Nottinghamshire primary school

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Nine children have been taken to hospital after eating seeds from trees at a primary school in Nottinghamshire.

East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) said it was called to Jesse Gray Primary School in West Bridgford at 13:26 BST on Wednesday.

A group of Year 6 children were discovered to have eaten seeds from trees in the school grounds, the county council said.

As a precaution, nine Year 6 pupils were taken to the Queen's Medical Centre where they were monitored for several hours but discharged after a short period and have returned to school on Thursday.

EMAS confirmed it sent a number of resources including paramedics in ambulance cars, crewed ambulances and its Hazardous Area Response Team.

A county council spokesman said: "The area where the children were playing remains cordoned off, and following a professional inspection this morning by our school's ground maintenance team, a small number of trees will be removed.

"This morning's school assembly reinforced the message of safe play and the dangers of eating berries or seeds from trees and shrubs."

This article was originally published by BBC UK News.

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