Who thought this was a good idea? Hazing a peanut allergic girl with peanut butter? Apparently, a group of high school cheerleaders in Utah took their newest team members to a park to celebrate. Instead, the plan was to haze the new girls by blindfolding them, having them do push-ups, sit-ups and then spraying them [...]
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Macon, GA teens dies from food allergic reaction-our hearts are broken
Our hearts once again are breaking in our food allergy community. We’re still in shock from Ammaria’s school death in January and now popular high school freshman, Diallo Robbins Brinson, of Macon, GA dying after eating a macadamia cookie containing peanuts in a restaurant. I’ll try to post the various news reports as I find [...]
Love on a School Nurse Today!!
Today, in the Washoe County School District in Reno, Nevada, we are loving all over our ever most fabulous and wonderful school nurses!! It’s National School Nurse Day! Stop for a brief moment and shoot an email, drop a line or drop by with a small token of your appreciation for your school nurse. In [...]
How Does Your School Store Epi Pens? 3 Great Options are…
I’ve seen drawers, clear Rubbermaid containers and plastic bags holding our life saving Epi Pens® and inhalers. I have to say that this metal Emergency Epinephrine storage box I found in the School Health catalog looks worthy. The most fabulous part: school nurses and the general public can order from this catalog! Nothing says [...]
3 Secrets to Surviving Seasonal Allergies (Hay Fever)
Alright, I confess that there are more than three secrets to living through seasonal allergies (hay fever) with a smile on your face. Anything past three strategies and I will forget what I was doing in the first place, stick to three it’s easy! So, my top three secret weapons for facing off hay [...]
