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.

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.

:roflmao:

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

I couldn't properly assess a kiddo because I was still laughing.

You should submit that to the AJN, see if it gets published.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

that's like, the saddest ant farm i've ever heard of....

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
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that's like, the saddest ant farm i've ever heard of....
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I spewed water all over the computer screen.

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Specializes in School nursing.

This thread on the day I got asked a lot of questions about pubic lice during my health class (I was taking about STIs to be fair).

Which...nope. Not going there. :bag:

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Bahahaha! This is what I needed on this most crappy of crappy days!

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Specializes in Hospice.
Knowing Jensmom, methinks the latter.

And you would be right!!

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This thread on the day I got asked a lot of questions about pubic lice during my health class (I was taking about STIs to be fair).

Which...nope. Not going there. :bag:

That's ok - pubic lice are not the same as the ones we see as school nurses.

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Ok - how funny is this timing? :woot:

I'm listening to SiriusXM and the show Emergency Medicine is on with Dr. Billy Goldberg and the conversation is about lice and the difference between pubic and head lice. (rerun from this morning's show).

There are 3 kinds actually . . specific to the head, the body, the groin.

Did you know that pubic lice have almost become extinct due to waxing? :eek:

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Ok - how funny is this timing? :woot:

I'm listening to SiriusXM and the show Emergency Medicine is on with Dr. Billy Goldberg and the conversation is about lice and the difference between pubic and head lice. (rerun from this morning's show).

There are 3 kinds actually . . specific to the head, the body, the groin.

Did you know that pubic lice have almost become extinct due to waxing? :eek:

OK, see you guys were upset at me because one louse lost it's life due science, which is important for the continuance of society. What is the importance of waxing - other than eye candy - just think of all the unnecessary public lice genocide!!!!! Well - Spidey's mom started it.

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OK, see you guys were upset at me because one louse lost it's life due science, which is important for the continuance of society. What is the importance of waxing - other than eye candy - just think of all the unnecessary public lice genocide!!!!! Well - Spidey's mom started it.

*Hands you my bag*

:bag:

PS: what's "public" lice?

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