Cup of Joe
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Ok, Let me throw this question in the discussion:
What would a school nurse have access to that a Paramedic would not be trained in or not be able to use? Schools have budgets, and I doubt that a school would have enough money to pay for a nurse and all the equipment that nurse wants.
My grammar school had an RN nurse with a first aid kit, some OTC medications (i.e. acetaminophen, benedryl, etc.), a scale, and an exam table.
In high school, they had the same thing, but no nurse. They trusted us enough to put on our own band-aids. Had a headache, here's two tylenol. If the child needed to go home, the parents were called to take the child to their primary care physician. If the child needed medical attention urgently, they called an ambulance.
If I was a parent or school administrator, I would have no problem with a paramedic in that role.
Also, what about colleges that have their own student run EMS organizations. Those are EMT-Bs who will most likely encounter more than a school nurse would (drunks, sports injuries, possibly drug overdoses).
What would a school nurse have access to that a Paramedic would not be trained in or not be able to use? Schools have budgets, and I doubt that a school would have enough money to pay for a nurse and all the equipment that nurse wants.
My grammar school had an RN nurse with a first aid kit, some OTC medications (i.e. acetaminophen, benedryl, etc.), a scale, and an exam table.
In high school, they had the same thing, but no nurse. They trusted us enough to put on our own band-aids. Had a headache, here's two tylenol. If the child needed to go home, the parents were called to take the child to their primary care physician. If the child needed medical attention urgently, they called an ambulance.
If I was a parent or school administrator, I would have no problem with a paramedic in that role.
Also, what about colleges that have their own student run EMS organizations. Those are EMT-Bs who will most likely encounter more than a school nurse would (drunks, sports injuries, possibly drug overdoses).