• Children taught to avoid bees • Those sensitized & demonstrate life- threatening systemic response, SQ admin epinephrine STAT • Hypersensitive children; kit with epinephrine, syringe, & antihistamine preparation. • Wear medic alert bracelet • Someone at school, if not nurse, should be designated to administer if need be • Parents responsible to ensure expiration date current & replace an outdated one
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• Children taught to avoid bees• Those sensitized & demonstrate life-threatening
syringe, & antihistamine preparation. • Wear medic alert bracelet• Someone at school, if not nurse, should be
designated to administer if need be• Parents responsible to ensure expiration date
current & replace an outdated one
Anaphylaxis
• Severe allergic reaction• Swelling of airway, lips, face• Risk for: airway obstruction
• Tx: Epipen
West Nile Virus
• Mosquito transmitted –flavivirus• S&S incubation – 3-15 days
• Most mild flu like ie fever, h/a, body aches• Rash swollen lymph glands• Elderly & young children most at risk• Those with impaired immune systems• May result in meningitis or encephalitis
• Treatment• No treatment, medication or vaccine
• Prevention• Reduce exposure, DEET, control mosquito population
• Follow label instructions -> reapply after swimming, sweating, throughout day
– NB – side effects have been reported in young children .˙. long term effects of DEET are unknown caution against use of high concentrations of DEET and excessive application
• Do not apply DEET to childrens’ hands d/t risk of contact with eyes
• Remove DEET with soap & water when child is brought indoors
• Snake bites – tourniquet, suction– Transport snake with victim
• Animal Bites– Risk for infection,
• Did you know....
• Rabies is 100% preventable, yet results in over 55,000 human deaths each year.
• Rabies is present throughout the world.
• The greatest number of human deaths occur in Asia and Africa where canine (dog) rabies is common.
Animal bite - first aid
Animal bite - first aid - series:• Procedure, part 1 Procedure, part 2
If the bite is actively bleeding, apply direct pressure with a clean, dry cloth until the bleeding subsides. Elevate the area of the bite. If the bite is on the hand or fingers, call the doctor right away. Over the next 24 to 48 hours, observe the bite for signs of infection (increasing skin redness, swelling, and pain). If the bite becomes infected, call the doctor or take the person to an emergency facility.
Rabies
• An acute infection of the CNS
• Caused by virus transmitted by saliva of infected animal
• Virus multiplies in muscles and fatal if untreated
• Highest incidence in humans is in children younger than 15 years
Rabies (cont.)
• 12% of cases come from domestic animals, especially cats
• Infected wild animals are most commonly raccoons, skunks, foxes, and bats
• Unprovoked attack is more likely to indicate a rabid animal than a provoked attack
• Antirabies protocol/shots started immediately
Rabies • An acute viral infection is
transmitted to humans by a bite or by the exposure of broken skin to an infected animal's saliva
• Immunization given early
(preferably within 24 hours but certainly within 72 hours) can usually prevent the disease.
Epistaxis• Nosebleed or hemorrhage from the nose• Pathophysiology & Etiology
– Local causes– Systemic causes– Most are anterior; posterior bleeds are more difficult
to control
• Management– Sit up & lean forward (not lie down)– Apply continuous pressure with thumb & forefinger >
10 min– Cotton pledget/wadded tissue into ea nostril & apply
ice or cold cloth to bridge of nose– Keep calm & quiet
A cold-pack may slow the bleeding, but shouldn't interfere with pinching the nose
If a nosebleed doesn't stop with pinching, blow out all the blood. Now spray several times into the bleeding nostril with a nasal decongestant spray. Again hold the entire soft part of the nose shut for 15 minutes.
pinch the entire soft part of the nose closed for 15 minutes. The nosebleed should stop.
ointment should be applied very gently, only about 1 cm inside the nostril. Repeat twice a day for a week.
After the nosebleed stops, rest for a half hour. Leave your nose completely alone. Resist the temptation to wipe the clots out and blow the nose. Once things settle down, put a little lubricating gel or ointment just inside the nostril.