students that faint from a minor injury

Aneroo, LPN · May 20, 2009

Not in my clinic here, but I've seen it at the ER. Most of the time they're freaking out and vagal down for a minute. I'm glad I haven't seen it much, b/c I don't have a very high tolerance for stuff like that. :lol2:

topsyturvy · May 20, 2009

I know what you mean! I have a low tolerance for a lot of things I see through here!

Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN · May 20, 2009

I had one go down after her hand was freed from the soap dispenser (long story). It took myself, 2 custodians and the principal to free her and as soon as we got it unstuck she said "I don't feel so good" and fell right into my arms! Luckily I was on one knee and was able to ease her down without injury to either of us. That was one experience I will never forget!

Other than that, no fainters (so far...)

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · May 21, 2009

Nope know fainters yet... although I thought one of my pre-k students were going to faint. She falls and gets a small tiny abrasion on arm, she yells " I wanna go to the hospital" I re-assured her and she was fine.

Keepstanding, ASN, RN · May 21, 2009

after 17 years of doing school nursing, i call it "end of the year drama" !!

i see it at the ending of every year. it comes from teachers, parents and students alike. i am soooo over it too !

praiser :heartbeat

Aneroo, LPN · May 21, 2009

I have had a near syncope episode. A boy in art class had an exacto knife and went deep into his finger (brand new blade). He got pale, clammy, said "I don't feel good". Of course there isn't room in my office to have someone lay down. He was sitting, I stood and let him put his feet in my chair and he felt better after a few minutes.

pugmomrn · May 21, 2009

I have a family-- Dad and the kids-- who go down at the mere mention of anything squeemish! Even if an injury happens to someone else and that kid is just talking about it, they go down! We have to take everything reeelllyyy slooowwww with them when they come to the HR!

(I would have hated to have that guy in my delivery room!!)

kidsnurse1969 · May 21, 2009

Last year a 2nd grader passed out after presenting a newspaper article to his class. It was the story that he picked out of the paper to tell the class about. The kids were asking him questions about it and he realized what he was talking about and down he went. Moral of the story...make sure you read the whole article before school. It was comical! :lol2:

Sarah Hay · May 21, 2009

I am a nursing student and I myself go through that. Even if I'm not the one injured, say a see a really bad wound, I get really dizzy and pale as a ghost and I have to sit or lie down else I'm leaving the world for a few. It happened to me last week when I did my first IV. However, after that, I did about 10 more without getting ill in any way. [=

topsyturvy · May 22, 2009

I had a first grader come in from lunch yesterday pale and not feeling so good. I checked him out and he denied c/o stomach discomfort or anything else. After my investigation I determined that while he was eating lunch a classmate decided to show him a bloody sore that he had making the little guy a bit squeemish.....He rested on the cot and returned to class with no further problems! I didn't realize that school nurses have to be detectives also!