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List the chronic health conditions of a school aged child. |
1. Asthma 2.Diabetes Mellitus 3.Low Blood Sugar 4.Hemophilia 5.Lead Poisoning 6. Seizure Disorder |
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What is Asthma |
Chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by airflow obstruction and bronchial hyper-responsiveness. *triggered by allergens. |
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symptoms |
Cough wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness**emergency symptoms are blue around mouth, hunched over, trouble speaking difficulty walking |
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Diabetes Mellitus 2 types |
A metabolic disease cause by a deficiency in the production or action of the hormone insulin which is produced in the pancreas and converts sugar into energy. type one: not enough insulin produced, usually genetic usually requires insulin. Type two: body is resistant to insulin, may be related to obesity or lazy lifestyle. |
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most common metabolic disease of childhood and adolescence. Research shows that allowing you blood sugar to be high long term reduces memory function. |
Diabetes Mellitus |
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excessive eating, drinking,urination, weakness, fatigue, irritability, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, dry skin, skin infections that heal slow, blurred vision, urinary incontinence, abdominal pain, fruity breath. |
symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus |
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Long term complications of Diabetes |
kidney damage, cataracts or nerve damage in eyes, circulation disorders, neuropathy. |
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Low blood sugar |
usually occurs before meal time and at peak effective time of insulin, causes are; administration of too much insulin, delayed or missed meal, excessive exercise without food. |
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temper tantrums, irritable, hunger, hyperactivity, weakness, pale in color. **advanced symptoms; confusion, poor coordination, sweating nervous tremors, vomiting |
Low blood sugar symptoms |
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Hemophilia |
hereditary disorder causes prolonged bleeding either spontanious or trauma, bleeding isn't harder or faster, just prolonged. It's mostly common in males and has 3 types (A,B,C). |
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most famous hemophilia |
Lincoln |
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May go unnoticed until major surgery or trauma, most sever cases causes bleeding for no particular reason, nosebleeds are very common, bleeding may occur within the body (joints, muscles) ankles, elbows, knees, (most common sites of blunt trauma). |
symptoms of hemophilia |
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Management of hemophilia |
apply pressure 10-15 min, elevate affected area, apply cold compress, contact school nurse and parents immediately. |
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Lead Poisoning |
caused by absorption of lead into the body, it can be detected in blood, bones, and teeth. it interferes with neurological development , can cause cognitive disabilities and reading difficulties. |
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early signs are vague abdominal discompfort fatigue, poor appetite and headache. children who are exposed may manifest as poor attention span/ decreased school performance, behavior changes. children who are anemic are extremely high risk. |
symptoms are lead poisoning |
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seizure disorder |
a seizure is a sudden burst of neuronalelectrical energy in the brain that can alter consciousness, motor activity or cause inappropriate behavior **it's a condition of chronic, unprovoked recurring seizures. |
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brief loss of consciousness or attention, may go unrecognized, may have 20 or more attacks today, may drop an object but rarely falls. may smack eyelids/face twitch a hand or stare into space. |
symptoms of Absence (petit mal) Seizures |
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may be associated with an aura, eyes roll up, loss of consciousnes, falls to ground, entire body jerks for 5 min. usually incontinent, blue lips, may not be responsive for a few min and be confused and sleep the rest of the day. |
symptoms of Grand Mal Seizures |
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management of seizures includes |
clear area, cushion head, don't restrain child or try to stop seizures, don't put anything in mouth, loosen restrictive clothing, turn on side, |
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List Acute Health conditions |
Head Lice, Measles, Mumps, Pink Eye, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease, Otitis Media, Pin worms, Ring worm, Scabies, Strep throat, chickenpox, |
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Describe headlice |
lice in scalp, facial hair, they cannot live longer than 24hours without a human host. eggs live up to 1 week, they don't jump, fly or live on animals, causes itching on the scalp nits on hair shafts and reddened scalp, neck and ears . |
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handwashing, emotional care, everyone in house inspected, wash everything, replace hairbrushes, and headgear. anyhting that can't be washed place in an airtight bag for a week, repeat in 7-10 days. |
Management of head lice |
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5 steps to combat head lice |
1.use a pediculacide 2. olive oil treatment 3. clean the environment 4.comb out nits 5. check for nits *repeat every 4 days |
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*fever, skin eruption. ** early signs and symptoms are fever, runny nose, malaise, cough, pink eye. ***late signs are; rise in temp. reddish brown rash that begins on face, hairline and behind ears and spreads downward. |
Measles |
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*Inflammation of the salivary glands *transmission is by direct contact, airborne, droplets of saliva. *early symptoms are; fever, headache, malaise, loss of appetite *late symptoms are swelling on salivary glands, pain, tenderness |
Mumps |
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Inflammation of mucous membrane that line the eyelids and extend over the sclera *symptoms are red or pink lining of eyelid inflamed, sensitivity to light, tearing, blurred vision, purulent discharge (dries on eye upon awakening). |
Pink Eye |
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treatment of pink eyes |
hand washing, eye drops, students usually return to school, after treatment is initiated |
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*caused by virus *highly contagious *sore throat, low grade fever, rash on hands and feet, possibly buttocks, *lesions on gums, side of tongue, cheeks *treated with over the counter meds *HAND-WASHING! |
HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE |
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*inflammation in the middle ear *most common cause of hearing loss in children *may be allergy induced *may result in second hand smoke exposure *may occur with an upper respiratory infection SYMPTOMS ARE; pain, fever, malaise, irritability, lethargy. treat with antibiotics. |
Otitis Media (ear infection) |
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White threadlike parasites that live in the large intestine and are found in and about the rectal area. *Symptoms are; perianal itching, scratching, irritability, restlessness, short attention span. |
Pin-worms |
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Fungal infection of the skin, hair, and nails (usually ring shaped) The rash starts as a small circle then becomes larger and the center of the circle heals as the area becomes larger. Usually found on arms face and neck. *symptoms are itching pain and swelling |
ring worm |
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Skin infection caused by a skin mite. The female l mite burrows beneath top layers of skin and deposits her eggs and fecal matter causing a grayish brown threadlike lesion appears as a black dot at the end of the lesion. causes intense itching, must wash everything in hot water |
Scabies |
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Inflammation of the throat, the infection is not serous but causes fever, is very contagious, can be diagnosed by using a throat culture, *symptoms are headache, sore throat, nausea, abdominal pain, tender lymph nodes in neck **discard toothbrush |
Strep Throat |
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highly contagious, initial infection results in a life long dormant infection of the sensory ganglion nerve cells; may be reactivated by herpes, fever blisters, or shingles. *contagious from 1 day before and 6 days after rash appears. rash appears on back and chest first, fever, anorexia, headache abdominal pain. |
Chickenpox |
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4 causes responsible for for most deaths of young people. |
1.motor vehicle crashes 2.other unintentional injuries (falls, fires, and drownings). 3.Homicide 4.sucicide |
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Risk Behavior |
Is an action a person chooses that threatens health. |
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Unintentional injury |
an injury caused by an accident |
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intentional injury |
an injury resulting from interpersonal violence or self directed violence. |
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children between the ages of 5 to 9 are most likely to_____________________________________. |
be struck by a motor vehicle and be killed or injured. |
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Each year more than ______ teens ages __ to __ are killed in passenger vehicle crashes, this amounts to _____________________________. |
an average of one death every hour on weekends and one death every two hours on weekdays. |
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who are especially vulnerable to fire related injuries? |
those who live in below-standard housing |
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many fatal home fires are caused from what? |
improper disposal of cigarettes. |
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drowning as a death is highest among |
children 5 and under and males ages 15 to 24 |
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TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury-is leading cause of death and disability in the US |
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TBI can range from mild |
mild- a brief change in mental status or consciousness sever-an extended period of unconsciousness of amnesia after the injury |
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TBI can affect the brains _________________________ ____________________________________ |
ability to think, perceive sensations such as taste, smell, use language and express or feel emotion. |
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Interpersonal Violence |
unfortunately many students are at risk for violence in their own homes, |
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an estimated __________ children per year are reported as victims of child abuse and neglect. |
3 million |
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__________ are the weapons most likely to be used to harm teens. |
Guns |
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What is the single most preventable cause of death in the US. |
Tobacco Use |
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cyberbullying |
deliberately using digital media to communicate false, embarrassing, or hostel information about another person. |
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Facebook Depression |
when young people spend a great deal of time on FB and soon develop feelings of depression. |
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Privacy risk behaviors |
types of behaviors that puts a persons privacy at risk suck as sharing too much information. |
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depresses the central nervous system, dulls the mind , impairs thinking and judgement, lessons coordination, interferes with the ability to respond quickly to dangerous situations |
Alcohol |
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having 5 or more drinks in a single setting |
Episodic heavy drinking |
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_______ is more common among teenagers than adults. |
Chlamydia |
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The 6th category of risk behaviors in today's students is _______ ________ ______________ |
insufficient physical activity |
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A systematic approach that schools use to bring together the resources of schools, families and communities to maintain and improve the health of students and maximize their educational responsibilities. |
coordinated school health program |
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services that should provide students with nutritionally balanced appealing and varied meals and snacks in settings that promote social interaction and relaxation. |
Nutrition Services
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because teachers have ongoing contact with students in a school environment, they are in position to_____________________________ __________________________________________ __________________. |
observe students in daily situations and see whether students are functioning in healthful or unhealthful ways, and can suspect and detect the students needs. |
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Students are often in the position to observe when a student's _____________, _______________, or _______________ seems unusual. |
appearance, behavior, or emotional expression |
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___________ was passed by congress in 1974 and the ____________________. was passed into law in 1996. |
FERPA HIPAA |
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there has been a significant opposition to school based health centers in some schools and communities, usually around issues of providing _________ __________ __________ and _________ rights. Another reason opposition is the difficulty of _____________ a school based health centers in already financially burdened school district. |
reproductive health care parents financing |
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An __________ ____ _____ should be developed for students who might require the administration of emergency medications by injection. |
emergency care plan |
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students are actively involved in promoting a healthful student environments well as a healthful community environment. |
Student Involvement |
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Good ___________ is the most critical physical characteristics of the classroom. |
Lighting |
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Certain ___________ and ___________ of paint can brighten the room and at the same time create a peaceful atmosphere, while light colors enhance the illumination of the _________ _____________ |
1. colors and textures 2. lighting system |
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The __________ ___________ is as fundamental to healthful development as the physical environment. |
emotional environment |
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a feeling of freedom from anxiety in which individuals feel that they can present and express themselves without fear of ridicule, threat or belittlement |
Emotional Security |
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established for the purpose of developing and implementing school emergency plans |
emergency planning committees |
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a federally assisted program that provides nutritionally balanced, low cost, or free lunches to children each school day. |
National School Lunch Program |
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a competence in critical thinking and problem solving responsible and productive citizenship, self directed learning, and effective communication |
Health literacy |
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refers to three kinds of health, physical, mental-emotional, and family-social. |
Domains of health |
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the condition of a persons body |
Physical Health |
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The condition of a persons mind and a way that a person expresses feelings. |
Mental-emotional health |
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The condition of a persons relationship with family members and with others. |
Family Social health |
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the priority a person assigns to being health literate, maintaining and improving health, preventing disease, and reducing health related risk behaviors. |
Self-responsibility for health |
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an instructional strategy where students work together to understand a particular concept or to achieve a health goal. |
cooperative Learning |
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an instructional strategy in which students play an important role to show how they might act in specific situations. |
Role Play |
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an instructional strategy in which students are given a situation in which a choice must be made and asked to apply a series of steps to determine which choice leads to a responsible reaction. |
Decision making |