Re: Health form for school trip

[Guest guest]

Kellie,

My daughter 17 with ocd went on a band cruise last year, I did report all

meds she is on

mainly because the nurse had to administer them. I asked for the nurse to

call me and

explained the various health issues including ocd. The nurse set up a time

for the

kids to come get their meds discreatly(sp?). I also got permission for her

to carry and self administer her ativan for panic attacks as the nurse would be

in different locations.

You never know whats going to happen on even a short trip. They were gone 5

days and

35 kids became seriously ill. Better safe than sorry, you never know when

emergency care

may be needed. You need to find out who is carrying and giving meds. If she

is carrying

herself they probably need to know so she does not get accused of violating

school

policy for bringing meds not on her list. I hope she has a wonderful trip.

Lori T. in NJ

[Guest guest]

Dear Kellie,

I'm behind in reading posts, so others have probably said this, but

whenever I run across another form where they want all medical problems and

medications listed, I wince. Then I decide whether I would be called immediately

if

there were any kind of a problem (like a local afterschool class, for example)

or whether she might be taken to a hospital in an emergency (on a school field

trip or an overnight thing). In the latter case, I would certainly want the

medications all listed because the hospital or emergency service workers would

need to be aware for possible drug interactions. So in a few situations, I

don't include the information (don't tell anyone!) but if there is any chance at

all that she might need emergency medical help and I wouldn't be immediately

available, I tell all.

Hope this helps!

in NV

[Guest guest]

Sorry - forgot to include something in my response. I was recently given some

pain medication for an injury and I was reading the package insert (note to

Kathy R - it wasn't in my personal copy of the PDR!) and noticed that it can

cause serotonin syndrome because it will potentiate the effects of SSRIs. Who

would think that a pain killer would interact with an antidepressant? This is

the kind of thing I worry about if I don't tell someone that she takes these

medications. Granted, they would need my consent to treat her unless it was a

life threatening emergency, but still... medications can be tricky.

in NV

[Guest guest]

Dear Kellie,

I'm behind in reading posts, so others have probably said this, but

whenever I run across another form where they want all medical problems and

medications listed, I wince. Then I decide whether I would be called immediately

if

there were any kind of a problem (like a local afterschool class, for example)

or whether she might be taken to a hospital in an emergency (on a school field

trip or an overnight thing). In the latter case, I would certainly want the

medications all listed because the hospital or emergency service workers would

need to be aware for possible drug interactions. So in a few situations, I

don't include the information (don't tell anyone!) but if there is any chance at

all that she might need emergency medical help and I wouldn't be immediately

available, I tell all.

Hope this helps!

in NV