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- Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 01:09:15 -0400 (EDT)
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EDUCATION: K-12: STUDENTS :
EDUCATION: K-12: SCHOOL NURSES :
MEDICAL: MALPRACTICE:
MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: ASTHMA:
School Nurse Denies Inhaler, Watches Student Lose Consciousness
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School Nurse Denies Inhaler, Watches Student Lose Consciousness
By Isa-Lee Wolf |
Yahoo! Contributor Network
Wednesday May 23, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/school-nurse-denies-inhaler-watches-student-
lose-consciousness-183100040.html?goback=%2Egde_76860_member_118057753
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/d7o6rds
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COMMENTARY | Michael Rudi, 17-year-old high school student and an
asthmatic, very nearly died because the school nurse refused to let him
use his inhaler because his mother didn't sign a form.
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Instead, WKMG reports, Rudi says, "like something out of a horror film,"
she watched him until he started to lose consciousness. And then she
locked the door.
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His mother found him there, against a wall, unable to breathe, the nurse
looking at him, when she got to the school. According to the report,
Deltona High School and Verona County officials stand by the nurse's
decision.
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Dr. Raoul Wolf, professor and chief of the section of pediatric allergy,
asthma and immunology at the University of Chicago, is an expert in this
field and also my father.
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"You have a trained person who knew what she was supposed to do but didn't
do it because a piece of paper wasn't signed," he said. "It's a real
problem."
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What could have happened? According to Wolf, "Though he didn't die, (Rudi)
could have suffered serious brain damage from not having enough oxygen. He
could have had a stroke. He could have been left dependent on a ventilator
or in a comatose state for the rest of his life."
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Says Wolf: "We've had school nurses think the way to treat asthma is to
give them cold water to drink," which, he explained, can worsen symptoms
as cold can trigger asthma.
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In the Florida case, the situation was left to the nurse, and the nurse's
solution was to lock the door. She did not call 911. She left this child
to whatever might come of the asthma episode.
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Student having asthma attack denied inhaler by school nurse
By Stephen C. Webster
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 16:10 EDT
The Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/23/
student-having-asthma-attack-denied-inhaler-by-school-nurse/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/7rfhazo
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Even though the nurse refused to step over the schools policy and give
Rudi his inhaler, she could have called 911. But she didnt, and now Rudis
mother wants to press charges for child endangerment.
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I mean its common sense if I saw an animal on the street in distress I
would probably stop to help, why wouldnt she help a child, Sue Rudi told
Local 6 reporter Shaun Chaiyabhat. How dare you deny my son something that
we all take for granted, breath. Why didnt someone call 911?
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School Nurse Refuses To Give Inhaler To Student Having Asthma Attack
Busted in Academia
http://www.bustedinacadiana.com/2012/05/
school-nurse-refuses-to-give-inhaler-to-student-having-asthma-attack/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/7ueo2er
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Michael said his inhaler was confiscated on Friday after the school dean
found it in his locker. Even though it was still in its original packaging
with his name on it and directions for its use, it was taken away because
his mother had not signed the proper form for him to have it.
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In order for students to carry their prescribed drugs with them in school,
parents must sign a medical release form each year. The school had no such
form for Michael to have his inhaler at school. Michaels mother says that
even so, her son has been at the school for years and they have a record
of her sons asthma.
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But regardless of the signed paperwork, she is horrified that her son
could have died over a technicality. Michael echoed the same sentiments
especially regarding the school nurse he says locked the door as soon as
he felt like he was going to pass out.
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Its like something out of a horror film. The person just sits there and
watches you die, said Michael Rudi. She sat there, looked at me and she
did nothing.
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But the Volusia County School officials are standing by the unnamed nurses
decision to keep Michael from using his inhaler during his asthma attack,
citing the medical release form they had no record of. However, they are
looking into why 911 was never called which is district policy when a
student cannot breathe.
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Posted by AAfterwit on May 24, 2012
These Are The Morons In Charge Of Teaching Kids.
Raised on Hoecakes: An American Blog
http://raisedonhoecakes.com/ROH/2012/05/24/
these-are-the-morons-in-charge-of-teaching-kids/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/8ys4ywc
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Take the case Deltona High School senior Michael Rudi. Michael, who is 17,
suffers from asthma. Throughout his school career, his parents have
notified the Volusia County School District of Michaels need for the use
of physician prescribed inhaler. This year, for whatever reason, that
notification slipped through the cracks. The school district never
received the notification from Michaels parents.
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It was somewhat foreseeable, therefore, that during the school year
Michael would suffer an asthma attack.
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As luck would have it, the assistant principal had searched lockers last
Friday and had found an inhaler in Michaels locker. The inhaler was still
in its original packaging, with Michaels name on it and complete
instructions. The school promptly confiscated the inhaler.
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So when Michael started to have an asthma attack, instead of going to his
locker to get the inhaler, he went to the school nurse who promptly told
him there was nothing she could do.
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You read that correctly. Because of the school policy of not allowing the
nurse to administer prescription drugs without a signed consent form from
the parents of the student, Micheal was left to suffer in the nurses
office while the school kept the inhaler locked away.
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The school called Michaels mother Sue, to tell her her son was having an
asthma attack.
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She rushed to the office and was taken back to the nurses office by school
administrators and they discovered the teen on the floor.
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As soon as we opened up the door, we saw my son collapsing against the
wall on the floor of the nurses office while she was standing in the
window of the locked door looking down at my son, who was in full-blown
asthma attack, Rudi said.
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Michael Rudi said when he started to pass out from his attack, the nurse
locked the door.
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Think about this for a second. For whatever reason, the school doesnt have
a signed permission slip to allow the kid to use an inhaler. The kid has a
severe asthma but because the school doesnt have a piece of paper, they
wont allow him to use the medicine a doctor has prescribed for him. The
school calls his mother and instead of the school accepting the mothers
word that the kid can use the inhaler, and signing the permission slip
when she arrives at the school, the school waits and still wont let the
kid use his inhaler. Then, instead of at least giving the kid emotional
support, they lock him in a room where he is found by his mother lying on
the floor.
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Instead of even calling paramedics, they let this kid suffer to the point
where he was in fear of his life because of a piece of paper with a
signature.
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These are the idiots in charge of the schools today.
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The complete articles may be read at the URLs provided for each.
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