Interview with

School Nurse

 

NICOLE : What if I fall down and hurt my leg and nobody is around,what should I do?

MRS.KUHL: Check your leg for bleeding or pain, if you are able to move your leg- call for "help" - if able to walk or scoot for help.

NICOLE: What should you do if a little baby is choking on something and you don't know what to do?

MRS.KUHL: Check to see if they are coughing, if not coughing- pick them up- lay over your arm and give 4 blows to the back below the shoulder blades. Call 911.

NICOLE: What should you do if you're at home and you were watching a little kid and he was getting really hot and he has a very high fever? What should you do?

MRS. KUHL: Take his temperture-most of the time a child with a high fever would be very tired and difficult to arouse (to wake up) call parents/ doctor for instructions- or call 911 if unable to wake up.

NICOLE: Should you put warm or cold water on a fire burn and then put a rag on it?

MRS.KUHL: Cold water- submerge the injury in cold water- not ice- cover with a clean cloth and seek medical attention.

NICOLE: If someone was outside playing and you got stung by a bee what should you do?

MRS.KUHL: Remove stinger with fingertips and put ice directly on area. If allergic to bees call 911.

NICOLE: If someone was having a heart attack what should you do?

MRS. KUHL: If someone complains of chest pain- call 911 immediately and stay on the phone with them.

NICOLE: What should you do if someone was bleeding to death? What should you do?

MRS.KUHL: Call 911- put direct pressure with clean cloths over the area and apply pressure with both hands.

NICOLE: What if someone was going into shock, what should you do.

MRS.KUHL: Call 911, lay them down- raise lower legs on pillows or a stool- cover with blanket- keep talking to them.

NICOLE: What if someone falls off their bike and breaks both legs and can't walk at all, what should you do?

MRS.KUHL: Call 911 for help- move them if necessary (for safty reasons)- watch them for shock- If you have to move them - apply a splint (wood,sticks, magazines,thick blankets, or pillows- tied around to extremity).

 

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