Nine children hospitalized after eating tree seeds at Nottinghamshire primary school
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- Nine children from Jesse Gray Primary School in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, were taken to hospital after eating seeds from trees on school grounds.
- They were monitored and discharged, with the school reinforcing messages about safe play and the dangers of consuming unknown plant matter.
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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."
