Head Lice - It's True

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Tuesday morning I was brought a bug in a zip-lock bag. The bug had been just removed from a head. It was a, robust, adult head louse - judging by it's size. It appeared to be very agitated as it was quite active. OK, so I decided to perform a scientific experiment; school nurse myth buster if you will. After poking several pin-holes in the bag I push-pinned it to my bulletin board. Yesterday, when I left, the louse was alive and well and was still displaying agitation, flailing its louse arms wildy in the bag; I thought I noticed some obscene gestures. This morning I must report the louse has perished and, thus, my school nurse myth buster scientific experiment has proven a head louse will die within 48 hours if off of a human head. You have my express permission to share this scientific data with any hysterical parent or staff member.

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Speaking of lice,

in college (the first time,1968) the guys were always freaked out about the draft. One guy was having to go before The Draft Board the following Monday, so on Saturday he decided to start taking hits of acid (LSD) He stayed up tripping until it was time to go for his appt. During the physical they discovered he had the crabs. That wasn't the reason he was rejected by the Draft Board, though. It was more that his brain processes were....um....compromised.

But anyway, when he went back to his apt. he took a clean babyfood jar (art major), placed some of his pubic hairs in it, and several of the crabs (I seem to remember at least 3). He put the lid on the jar and showed one and all the "natural habitat" he'd made for them within the jar, which he kept in his parka pocket "because they're used to being in a warm place."

I always wondered whatever happened to that guy...

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Speaking of lice,

in college (the first time,1968) the guys were always freaked out about the draft. One guy was having to go before The Draft Board the following Monday, so on Saturday he decided to start taking hits of acid (LSD) He stayed up tripping until it was time to go for his appt. During the physical they discovered he had the crabs. That wasn't the reason he was rejected by the Draft Board, though. It was more that his brain processes were....um....compromised.

But anyway, when he went back to his apt. he took a clean babyfood jar (art major), placed some of his pubic hairs in it, and several of the crabs (I seem to remember at least 3). He put the lid on the jar and showed one and all the "natural habitat" he'd made for them within the jar, which he kept in his parka pocket "because they're used to being in a warm place."

I always wondered whatever happened to that guy...

Did he wear long sleeve red T-shirts every day?

:bag:

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.
Did he wear long sleeve red T-shirts every day?

:bag:

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: Good one!

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Specializes in Hospice.
Speaking of lice,

in college (the first time,1968) the guys were always freaked out about the draft. One guy was having to go before The Draft Board the following Monday, so on Saturday he decided to start taking hits of acid (LSD) He stayed up tripping until it was time to go for his appt. During the physical they discovered he had the crabs. That wasn't the reason he was rejected by the Draft Board, though. It was more that his brain processes were....um....compromised.

But anyway, when he went back to his apt. he took a clean babyfood jar (art major), placed some of his pubic hairs in it, and several of the crabs (I seem to remember at least 3). He put the lid on the jar and showed one and all the "natural habitat" he'd made for them within the jar, which he kept in his parka pocket "because they're used to being in a warm place."

I always wondered whatever happened to that guy...

He became a Neuro Surgeon at Walter Reed.

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Specializes in Telemetry.
As visions of little lice dance through their heads… I am laughing so hard. Thanks you guys!

See now, I'm sitting here picturing a sorta lice version of a flea circus. Though if lice can't jump, they may need to be willing to be launched from a tiny cannon.

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See now, I'm sitting here picturing a sorta lice version of a flea circus. Though if lice can't jump, they may need to be willing to be launched from a tiny cannon.

Didn't Bugs Bunny do a cartoon like this?

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He became a Neuro Surgeon at Walter Reed.

Bwhahahahahhaha!

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Specializes in Telemetry.
He became a Neuro Surgeon at Walter Reed.

Bwhahahahahhaha!

I almost missed this gem. Y'all are my kinda people.

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See now, I'm sitting here picturing a sorta lice version of a flea circus. Though if lice can't jump, they may need to be willing to be launched from a tiny cannon.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Did he wear long sleeve red T-shirts every day?

:bag:

hey, to whom are you referring?

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*rubs eyes*

The Lice Thread is real? I didn't just imagine it? Or wish for it to be true?

My Monday isn't quite as grim anymore!

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Specializes in School nursing.

I don't check the forum for the weekend and come back...to this.

Don't ever change folks. Don't ever change.

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