Nurse
Loraine Weston
Notes from Nurse Lori
Welcome to the EES Health Clinic Webpage!
Mrs. Lori Weston
Ebenezer Elementary Nurse
Flu clinic will be Thursday, October 12th - Time TBA
Here are some guidelines to help you decide when your child should stay home from school.
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Fever
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Children with a fever over 100.2 degrees F should stay home until there is no fever for 24 hours WITHOUT FEVER REDUCING MEDICATIONS SUCH AS TYLENOL AND MOTRIN.
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If you treat a fever with medicine before school, the fever can return and your child may still be contagious. Call your doctor if your child has a fever with pain, rash, weakness, vomiting or diarrhea.
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Diarrhea & Vomiting
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One event of watery diarrhea or more that one event of vomiting are reasons to keep your child home. If vomiting continues or your child also has fever, rash or weakness, call your doctor.
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Persistent Coughing
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If your child is worse than you would expect with a cold, keep him at home. If he has had a hard time breathing or has a fever, call a doctor.
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Sore Throat
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If your child has a sore throat and a fever, or a severe sore throat without fever, he should stay home from school. Call your doctor if there is a quick onset of fever and sore throat without cold symptoms.
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Pinkeye/Conjunctivitis
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If your child's eye is red with cloudy or yellow drainage, he should stay home until the symptoms are gone. Call your doctor for treatment.
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Persistent Ear Pain
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Your child should stay at home if he has a lot of ear pain. Call your doctor for treatment.
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Chickenpox
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Your child should stay at home until all bumps are scabbed and no new bumps have shown up in two days. Call your doctor for treatment of symptoms.
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Impetigo
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If your child has impetigo (red, oozing, blister areas with yellow-gold scabs on the body or face) he should stay at home as long as the doctor says.
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Scabies
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If your child has scabies (a contagious disease caused by a mite which involves itching and a rash), he should stay home for 24 hours after treatment.
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Lice
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If our child has lice, he needs to be treated and nits (eggs) removed. He needs to stay at home until he has been cleared by the school nurse to return.
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Stomach Ache
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If your child complains of a stomach ache, especially if he says it hurts to move and he does not want to eat, he should stay home. Call your doctor.
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