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Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #88)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:34 PM

JoePhilly (16,017 posts)

107. Yes, but you are an adult.

I grew up with Asthma in the 70s. And back then, the emergency "treatment" was "stay still, remain calm, and breathe shallow and slowly".

Many kids with Asthma today (like one of my daughters) has been TRAINED to identify the onset of an attack. They do so because if you reach the point where you can not breathe, they know they also can't talk. And so, in a sense, they are trained to be "proactive" with regards to their own medical condition.

I'm still waiting to hear what actual issue the other child had in this situation. The known side effects for most inhalers are very minor. And so I wonder how much of the "distress" in this situation was unavoidable. That is, did the use of the inhaler make things worse, or actually have no effect at all. Which would leave the original medical issue as the true problem.

I've yet to see a report that describes what the original medical issue was.

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110 replies	Author	Time	Post
If a friend at school gave my daughter prescription meds [View all]	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	OP
why is the school responsible for what you/your daughter's friends do? nt	msongs	Feb 2012	#1
They are supposed to be supervising while on school grounds. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#2
That would surely involve the use of surveillance cameras EVERYWHERE on campus..	left coaster	Feb 2012	#5
It would depend how obvious it was.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#9
So you expect a gym teacher	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#64
Read the OP. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#65
Your definition of "out in plain sight" is vague	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#70
I believe plain sight has a pretty specific definition. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#73
Something a mile away is in plain sight	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#79
Definition	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#80
Thanks!	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#83
If you say so. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#86
How are they supposed to know everything that goes on on school grounds?	montanto	Feb 2012	#7
So if it happened in your daughter's bedroom, you'd blame yourself?	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2012	#13
If it happened in my living room while we were watching TV then yes.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#17
If they were supervising in a manner that would guarantee that such a thing could not happen...	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#29
You know how many kids have sex in middle schools and high schools every day?	XemaSab	Feb 2012	#31
During class? If they're missing that then I can see the problem. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#41
Sorry, that won't fly. The schools generally EXPELL any student found	1monster	Feb 2012	#43
That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#46
Deep pockets.	ohiosmith	Feb 2012	#3
I agree completely. nt	madmax	Feb 2012	#27
Exactly.	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#28
So you would sue a school girl for being ignorant while trying to help your daughter?	yellowcanine	Feb 2012	#4
Ignorance is not an excuse.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#6
Bad examples. Plumbers and doctors are paid professionals. A school girl is .....a school girl.	yellowcanine	Feb 2012	#57
Then it's even worse because they have no technical skills.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#58
You are a seriously confused person.	yellowcanine	Feb 2012	#59
Try opening a DU thread saying that you are having strange symptoms and ask	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#60
Some people see dollar signs in everything.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#11
Yes.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#14
You mean like the ignorance your daughter demonstrated	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#66
And I would take that into account.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#72
And then I assume you would also then compensate	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#77
Doesn't quite work that way.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#78
Drunk driving is illegal	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#81
They might.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#85
If they had time to react and didn't	Kellerfeller	Feb 2012	#96
Not necessarily.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#98
Yeah...	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#8
And sometimes that is how OP's are born. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#10
Not really. But we can disagree.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#15
Is there really ever a net? Can you quantify emotional damage? nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#18
Can you quantify the crappy state of existence that your world of constant lawsuits would create?	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#32
I can form an opinion.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#34
That's fine. Until it happens to the next person with different results. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#37
The world you want would lead to some rather horrific results and costs.	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#39
Sounds like libertarian bullhockey to me. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#40
Hardly.	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#42
I believe in accidents. Sorry, but I am not sue crazy. And there is no	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#48
So you at lease required a review of the prep nurses procedures by the hospital?	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#50
What happened to me was sorry enough. Thank you for caring.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#52
Suing someone will definitely force the hospital to fire someone who is not competent.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#53
We will have to agree to disagree on this.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#54
I hope so and I hope it was not a training issue. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#55
It was an oversight, due to rushing in the early AM, which they acknowledged.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#56
Umm... oh never mind.	PotatoChip	Feb 2012	#61
You can ask anything.	ScreamingMeemie	Feb 2012	#62
No	PotatoChip	Feb 2012	#63
i would sue if and only if actual damage resulted	slackmaster	Feb 2012	#12
Agreed.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#16
Why not tell people the facts of your hypotheical. That this thread was influence by this one;	Justice wanted	Feb 2012	#19
If the young girl 1 asked for something because she didn't feel well and the girl 2, gave it	southernyankeebelle	Feb 2012	#20
True. I would hold them partially responsible.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#21
If girl 1 didn't feel well she should of asked her teacher if she could go to the nurse.	southernyankeebelle	Feb 2012	#22
Absolutely. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#23
Most schools don't have nurses, or anyone who fills that role.	CaliforniaPeggy	Feb 2012	#24
Go to the office ask the adminstrator at the front if you can call your parent because you are ill.	southernyankeebelle	Feb 2012	#25
That would probably work.	CaliforniaPeggy	Feb 2012	#26
I think so also. However, if the school wouldn't let her call her parent and my child got	southernyankeebelle	Feb 2012	#30
You ever had an asthma attack?	JoePhilly	Feb 2012	#82
If I saw a child having an attack and struggle to breath you bet I'd	southernyankeebelle	Feb 2012	#88
Yes, but you are an adult.	JoePhilly	Feb 2012	#107
Well being a 12 yr old and not even knowing she had asthma I didn't know the signs	southernyankeebelle	Feb 2012	#108
How does it being in gym class make it any different than any other time?	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#33
You don't see any difference between being in a supervised class setting and	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#36
Gym class can be spread out a great deal.	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#38
True, but I believe this was out in the open during the class.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#47
How would anyone know?	HuckleB	Feb 2012	#49
I changed my OP because you convinced me.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#51
I think you should also burn the buildings and salt the fields	REP	Feb 2012	#35
What a wierd OP! Am I missing something?	PotatoChip	Feb 2012	#44
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tesha	Feb 2012	#45
My granddaughter is 8	Horse with no Name	Feb 2012	#67
Unlikely hypothetical --- prescription meds generally would not do anything	FarCenter	Feb 2012	#68
This is a sad and empty way to approach life	DisgustipatedinCA	Feb 2012	#69
I guess it comes down to what kind of people we are inside.	LanternWaste	Feb 2012	#71
I assume you were an adult?	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#74
Aged sixteen. Pomegranates and pomegranates...	LanternWaste	Feb 2012	#91
How did you consume penacillin while unconscious?	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#97
Cool thing called the reflexive responses...	LanternWaste	Feb 2012	#100
You cannot cough or swallow if you had "blacked out"	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#103
Attitudes like yours lead to people not willing to be Good Samaritans	MicaelS	Feb 2012	#75
No student	mainstreetonce	Feb 2012	#76
A student who suffers from asthma should not be permitted to carry an inhaler?	morningfog	Feb 2012	#102
There may be	mainstreetonce	Feb 2012	#106
LOL. You would lose both suits, too.	morningfog	Feb 2012	#84
No results yet, but I believe these have held up in court.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#90
Not close to the same fact pattern or same legal question.	morningfog	Feb 2012	#92
By your logic it was her fault for getting into the car. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#95
How do you know my logic?	morningfog	Feb 2012	#101
Yes, but it is still illegal.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#105
Why? It would be your fault.	Gold Metal Flake	Feb 2012	#87
LOL.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#89
That is no where near the same case you are wanting to bring.	morningfog	Feb 2012	#93
Fairly similar in concept.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#94
Actually, there have been successful tort cases where people	morningfog	Feb 2012	#99
Very interesting.	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#104
Let's put it another way.	Gold Metal Flake	Feb 2012	#109
LOL. nt	Snake Alchemist	Feb 2012	#110

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