hot glue guns

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I am officially calling for the ban of student hot glue gun usage!!

It won't happen, but at least I can protest here ?

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

Our specials day has included maker space, a craft area with power tools and crafts such as breaking CDs to make mosaics. Can you say splinter madness? Hot glue guns are welcome in my school.?

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.

Hot glue guns are the dodgeball of the arts and crafts world.

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The bane of my existence.

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OUCH! Hot glue is so awful!

I'm torn on wanting to ban things that cause injury (dodgeball, tetherball, glue guns, etc). While I don't want kids to get hurt, I want them to learn to safely navigate the world and they need to be exposed to "unsafe" things to learn how to work safely with those things.

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And what can you do for a hot glue burn anyway? Run it under cool water, band-aid it. Really, the teacher that allows them to use those things should be taught to provide the first aid. It is usually just a small burn on the finger pad.

Or, let's be proactive - show the kids how to use it without getting burned and what to do for themselves if it happens. No, everything is reactive in the school setting.

Half the time, I feel like I am the sweeper - you know, cleaning up after other people's bad decisions.

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Feeling grateful that I've never encountered a hot glue gun injury ?

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1 minute ago, ConnecticutMassRN said:

Feeling grateful that I've never encountered a hot glue gun injury ?

The problem with hot glue gun injuries in school is that, from a medical standpoint, they are not too bad. Run under hot water, cover if needed- usually there is not broken skin. BUT... they hurt! A LOT. And kids think that means a big treatment where the magic nurse can take away the pain. Unfortunately, burns get worse before they get better and kids freak out.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

Kids can't use em here but the teachers make up for it.

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We have 4 hot glue guns in the makers space, not the little low temp kind, the melt your skin off hot kind. 2-5 are allowed to use the glue guns with supervision. Somehow, every year, it's only the 4th grade that cannot manage to come out unscathed. I usually see 5-10 glue gun burns a day during peek science project week.

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Specializes in School nursing.

Hot glue guns are the reason I stock topical cooling gel. Doesn't do much but help soothe the initial burn, but that is enough. Easy on, easy out the door as well.

A Hot glue gun also were the cause of the one of worst burns I saw in school. HS student was dared by a couple of other students to put his palm into a pile of fresh very hot glue. 2nd degree burn the size of a quarter in the middle of his palm. Called Mom and she was livid...at him, for doing something so stupid.

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I usually buy aloe at the end of summer and give for any burn. Have found sometimes people just want something on it.

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