Clinic/ Health   Mrs. Caryl Kloppenburg, L.P.N.

 

 

 caryl.kloppenburg@tcmstornadoes.com      

Dear Parents:

 

We are asking you for your continued cooperation in assisting us to control the spread of communicable diseases.  Our goal is to make our school a healthy, safe place for both students and staff.  We will call you immediately if your child becomes ill during school hours.  You are expected to arrange for your child to be picked up AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE after receiving our call.  Our school clinic is not equipped or staffed to handle ill children for long periods of time.

 

Please inform us IMMEDIATELY if telephone numbers or other information on your child’s emergency card changes.  The information on this card is vital for the safety and well being of your child.

 

WE ASK YOU NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL IF ANY SIGNS/SYMPTOMS LISTED BELOW ARE PRESENT:

 

1.  Vomiting or diarrhea within past 24 hours

2.  Fever within past 24 hours (100 degrees or higher WITHOUT the use of fever reducing medicine)

3.  Sore/red throat

4.  Persistent coughing or sneezing

5.  Red watery eyes

6.  Rash

7.  Earache, drainage from ear

8.  Excessive mucus from nose (runny nose), particularly greenish-yellow mucus

 

Your child may return to school as soon as ALL SIGN/SYMPTOM ARE GONE or when your physician provides a WRITTEN STATEMENT indicating your child is ready to return.

 

If your child has a communicable disease, please call and tell us the nature of the illness and when we can expect his/her return to school.

 

Thank you for working with us.

 

Sincerely, 

Caryl Kloppenburg, LPN

Caryl D. Kloppenburg, LPN

 

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Dr Oz recommendations to prevent H1N1

         
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is. 
        
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu): 
        
 1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications). 
        
 2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe.) 
     
 3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine or Hydrogen Peroxide if you don't trust salt).  *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method. 
        
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water, or hydrogen peroxide. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose softly once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.* 
        

5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption. 
                 
6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.