^^This. I have a child, no history of anaphylaxis but allergy to peanuts from blood test. She completed desensitization over a period of 8-9 months with no reaction, continues to eat peanuts/peanut...
KidsRNstill replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School
"I said it, but I didn't mean it" is the answer I often get from those parents. Me: therapeutic silence Parent: <sigh> Okay, I'll be there soon. Rarely happens a second time
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If he was ignored for a few moments the sneezing would miraculously stop.... Ahh, the old "benign neglect" trick...worked for me just this morning with one of my little drama queens who was trying to...
I think that bringing in some CPR instructors who teach for free might have helped some folks volunteer ( I even became an AHA instructor in order to help train people). It also helps that our area...
We have a First Responder Team at our school--a group of interested staff members who are CPR certified and are the only ones to respond if an emergency is called. We reheorifice an emergency...
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One of the only truthful "get out of jail free" statements I've had from a parent: Me: "Sweetie Pie said that if she didn't feel well, you said you would come and pick her up". Mom: "Yes, I said...
Or coughing. The last one who came to my office "coughing his head off" did not cough once in my presence. I noted it on his pass and sent him back to class. I could see him reading it as he...
This may have originally come from this site,but it bears repeating..... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Rest up..January is coming! (Never attached anything here before--hope this
I had a kindergartener with a persistent stomach ache yesterday---not a frequent flyer, so I was trying to decide if he could try to make it to the end of the day or if I needed to send him home. Me:...
We are mandated by the county to have ours calibrated each year--a courier picks it up, takes it to the warehouse and delivers it back to us during pre-planning. Easy
We too have had one case of B late in the summer, in a child who had traveled to the Philappines.....think that's where they picked it up, as it was an atypical time of year for seasonal flu. We're in...