At the tail end of my day today , I got a call from a teacher who was sending student up to my office thinking student was having an allergic reaction.
Student has full body hives, no further symptoms. I try to call mom, no answer. Get my AP, take vitals, think for a minute, still can't get ahold of mom, decide to give stock epi.
Paramedics arrive and question why I gave stock epi and why they were called-in front of the student!!!! Emergency contact arrives (still can't get ahold of mom) and they subtly try to convince them to refuse transport to the ER. What?!?! Of course, by the time emergency contact asks for transport (thank goodness), paramedic looks at student and hives have dissipated, redness still present (thanks epi!). Tells emergency contact that it wasn't hives, probably just a rash. I KNOW it was hives.
I cannot believe this just happened!
Regardless of what the paramedic had to say, I know that I did the right thing. And to add, I am so incredibly thankful that the teacher noticed this and called me right away and so thankful that admin and the secretaries were there to help and have my back.
