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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 305392" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>School is being VERY irresponsible about this. It is not your job to care about how they provide this, or to make exceptions. The doctor says she needs access to it at all times and that an adult administer it. The adult administration is because it only gives 15-20 mins to get her to a hospital. An ambulance MUST be called immediately.</p><p></p><p>Rescue inhalers are a very different issue. The medication in them is needed ASAP, but usually it takes care of the problem. Students with severe asthma should also carry cell phones at all times. My dad had a student who was permitted to use a cell phone at any point to call 911 or his mom if he had problems. He usually would use the rescue inhaler to get enough air moving to speak to the 911 dispatch (who knew his name, his school and bus route and home, and could recognize his voice). Usually the boy passed out from lack of air just before the ambulance arrived. 911 would call the office to have them go find him to help until the ambulance arrived. This happened about 4-5 times every quarter. No other medications helped this kid. </p><p></p><p>THAT is the extreme reason why a child with asthma can carry an inhaler.</p><p></p><p>THIS is a different ballgame. Duckie would have to find an adult, get them to pay attention enough to understand teh problem. This would drastically increase the time it takes to get an ambulance. </p><p></p><p>No dice. School MUST provide the help. Epipens are NOT to stay in vehicles. </p><p></p><p>Maybe an adult could meet monitor at the bus to take the epipen to the office and to give it to her?</p><p></p><p>Do NOT let monitor keep the epipen. Drivers/monitors are usually NOT well trained in handling medicine or in handling kids. The epipen WILL get left on the bus, in the office, etc....</p><p></p><p>Duckie is 8. WAY too young. thank you couldn't even get a rescue inhaler and spacer for his asthma until he was 9. He has to be 12 to carry the inhaler in school. Duckie should not even be carrying that. If she carries it she will lose it or drop it or break on it. Because she is 8. </p><p></p><p>I know you won't settle for any situation where she can not be treated. Keep it up, Warrior Mom!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 305392, member: 1233"] School is being VERY irresponsible about this. It is not your job to care about how they provide this, or to make exceptions. The doctor says she needs access to it at all times and that an adult administer it. The adult administration is because it only gives 15-20 mins to get her to a hospital. An ambulance MUST be called immediately. Rescue inhalers are a very different issue. The medication in them is needed ASAP, but usually it takes care of the problem. Students with severe asthma should also carry cell phones at all times. My dad had a student who was permitted to use a cell phone at any point to call 911 or his mom if he had problems. He usually would use the rescue inhaler to get enough air moving to speak to the 911 dispatch (who knew his name, his school and bus route and home, and could recognize his voice). Usually the boy passed out from lack of air just before the ambulance arrived. 911 would call the office to have them go find him to help until the ambulance arrived. This happened about 4-5 times every quarter. No other medications helped this kid. THAT is the extreme reason why a child with asthma can carry an inhaler. THIS is a different ballgame. Duckie would have to find an adult, get them to pay attention enough to understand teh problem. This would drastically increase the time it takes to get an ambulance. No dice. School MUST provide the help. Epipens are NOT to stay in vehicles. Maybe an adult could meet monitor at the bus to take the epipen to the office and to give it to her? Do NOT let monitor keep the epipen. Drivers/monitors are usually NOT well trained in handling medicine or in handling kids. The epipen WILL get left on the bus, in the office, etc.... Duckie is 8. WAY too young. thank you couldn't even get a rescue inhaler and spacer for his asthma until he was 9. He has to be 12 to carry the inhaler in school. Duckie should not even be carrying that. If she carries it she will lose it or drop it or break on it. Because she is 8. I know you won't settle for any situation where she can not be treated. Keep it up, Warrior Mom! [/QUOTE]
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