advice for a friend
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:02 pm
Wants to know please if they should do anything after this "all's well that ends well" school situation and how to go about it.
Child had bad motor effect while at school. Went down from lesson to school sick room. Child thought it was side effect of medication and said so to adult in charge. Adult in charge had the leaflet in medication box which did say for this type of symptom that person should see a doctor or get to hospital immediately. Adult in charge phoned parent and described the problem. Parent said on phone after couple of clarifications of symptom description please get child to hospital somehow, 111 won't do. Parent phoned couple of times during long drive to school to try urge a trip to close by a and e or a 999 call. Parent told them that was what they would do and school was in loco parentis. Each time was rebuffed - oh it's a bit better now while lying down you can take her to doctor's when you get there, how long will you be etc etc.
Parent got to school having finally managed to obtain other parent and ask them to urge school to get child to hospital. Ambulance not there on parent's arrival. While parent was about to try to get child to car to drive them there (not far from school at all) paramedics turned up. Canula put in, child monitored etc put on blue light run to adult majors. Suspected stroke or seizure etc. Fortunately was not, but unpleasant side effect which needed stopping whilst continuously monitored in adult majors before move over to paediatric a and e for further monitoring.
Parent does not want to create hard feelings at school but feels that school reluctance to make nine nine nine call is worrying. How to tackle it well?
Child had bad motor effect while at school. Went down from lesson to school sick room. Child thought it was side effect of medication and said so to adult in charge. Adult in charge had the leaflet in medication box which did say for this type of symptom that person should see a doctor or get to hospital immediately. Adult in charge phoned parent and described the problem. Parent said on phone after couple of clarifications of symptom description please get child to hospital somehow, 111 won't do. Parent phoned couple of times during long drive to school to try urge a trip to close by a and e or a 999 call. Parent told them that was what they would do and school was in loco parentis. Each time was rebuffed - oh it's a bit better now while lying down you can take her to doctor's when you get there, how long will you be etc etc.
Parent got to school having finally managed to obtain other parent and ask them to urge school to get child to hospital. Ambulance not there on parent's arrival. While parent was about to try to get child to car to drive them there (not far from school at all) paramedics turned up. Canula put in, child monitored etc put on blue light run to adult majors. Suspected stroke or seizure etc. Fortunately was not, but unpleasant side effect which needed stopping whilst continuously monitored in adult majors before move over to paediatric a and e for further monitoring.
Parent does not want to create hard feelings at school but feels that school reluctance to make nine nine nine call is worrying. How to tackle it well?