Dare Goes Horribly Wrong! 13-Year-Old Ooty Girl Dies After Consuming 45 Iron Pills In Bet
In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old girl from Ooty in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu lost her life after consuming too many iron pills.
The girl, Jaiba Fatima, died on Thursday, three days after consuming as much as 45 iron and folic acid tablets.
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Bet among students turns tragic
Fatima, a Class VIII student of Ooty Municipal Urdu Middle School at Kandal, died after she got into a competition with her classmates.
A total of five students, including Fatima, had a bet on who can eat more iron and folic acid tablets.
While the other four students ate around 10-15 tablets, Fatima consumed as much as 45.
She and the other girls fell unconscious in the classroom and were rushed to the Government Hospital.
One more student critical
Fatima, who was taken to Coimbatore Government Hospital for treatment, lost the battle after three days.
Two others who also consumed the tablets have recovered, while another girl has been diagnosed with liver damage.
Tablets distributed by
Health Department
According to the school authorities, the students had consumed the tablets provided by the Health Department for consumption once a week.
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There are 249 students studying in the school; all of them were given 50 tablets each.
The tablets were kept in the school itself and were distributed by a teacher in-charge.
The concerned teacher was on leave on Monday and Fatima, whose mother is an Urdu teacher in the same school, reportedly took the tablets from the office.
Following the tragic incident, the Education Department has issued notices to eight teachers and the school’s headmaster seeking an explanation.
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Are iron and folic acid tablets dangerous?
According to the WHO, iron and folic acid supplementation are recommended for daily consumption as part of antenatal care to reduce the risk of low birth weight, maternal anaemia and iron deficiency.
But several studies have found that consuming doses higher than 1 mg daily may be unsafe. These doses might cause stomach upset, nausea, diarrhoea, irritability, confusion, behaviour changes, skin reactions, seizures, and other side effects.
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