Saturday, May 25, 2013

Influenza

The CDC reports an increase in illness caused by the influenza virus.  More information may be found at:

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/



Concussions in Youth Sports
Increase in Pertussis
Johnson County Health Department Warns of rise in pertussis.

Attachment:

 Pertussis Update
City of Shawnee to increase Police presence in School Zones
Starting September 10th the City of Shawnee Police department will be increasing presence in school zones and enforcing child safety seat laws.

More Information on the Kansas Booster Seat requirements can be found at: http://www.kansasboosterseat.org/

Kansas laws regarding Safety belts and safety seats:

Law Summary
Kansas’ law requires children ages 7 & under who weigh less than 80 pounds or are less than 4’9” in height to be transported in an appropriate child passenger safety restraining system.

Law Summary
Kansas’ seat belt law covers all passengers and drivers (secondary enforcement for rear seat passengers ages 18 & older).
Rabies on the Rise
Health officials in Kansas warn of increase in Rabies.
Tick Awareness
It’s that time of year again, trees are budding, flowers are blooming and ticks are crawling. Nurses across the district are starting to see this little bug already, help keep your family tick free with these personal prevention tips.
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes
How parents and peditricians can better screen young athletes for Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) including guidelines for Sudden Cardiac Death from American Heart Aso
Medication Safety
Each year as many as 60,000 children visit the Emergency Room due to unsupervised medication ingestion. 5% of these incidents are related to dosing errors. All these visits are 100% preventable with proper medication storage and dosing.

Danger with metal water bottles.
Although a common site in most classrooms, metal water bottles can pose a possible injury risk, with very severe consequences. This incident occurred in 2010 in Pennsylvania, but a very similar accident occurred more recently in an area school.

Magnets pose health risk for children
Whether they are toys, jewelry or used to hold up artwork on the refrigerator, magnets can be extremely dangerous if swallowed by children of any age.

Attachment:

 fake jewelry.pdf