At 09:30 PM Thursday 10/11/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: >On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > > At 09:27 PM Sunday 9/30/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: > >> On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > >>> At 08:49 PM Sunday 9/30/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: > >>>> On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, jon louis mann wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> http://www.europastation.com/gary/pictures/ > >>>>> No one wants an unattended child anywhere near > > > > > > > > Another sentence which many people would strongly suggest should end > > with a full stop at that point. :P > > > > > > > >> espresso, and this > >>>>> seems to be an effective way to prevent that. > >>>>> Julia > >>>>> > >>>>> wouldn't caffeine have the opposite effect on a child? > >>>>> jon > >>>> > >>>> You don't know until you try, it will depend on the individual child. > >>>> > >>>> Same as with Benadryl. (Never, ever drug your child on a plane > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Many people would suggest putting a period/full stop at this point in > >>> the sentence. Or perhaps 3 words earlier (at least not except the > >>> advice and supervision of a physician). > >> > >> You're right, but that doesn't stop people from asking folks other than > >> their physician. And the "Don't do it unless you already know the > >> results!" is a good tip for *anything* you do with a child while > >> travelling. > >> > >> And there was some article brought to my attention not too long ago > >> regarding a flight attendant that suggested to a woman that she give her > >> child Benadryl. Had lots of people fuming over that one. Lecturing the > >> flight attendant on that sort of thing might get you removed from the > >> plane.... > >> > >>> (Somewhat related: Did you happen to see tonight's episode of > >> "60 Minutes"?) > >> > >> Television? No. I don't think I've seen anything that wasn't either > >> Weather Channel (or local weather loop), PBS or Noggin for about the past > >> 3 weeks. No, wait, there was that Mythbusters episode.... > >> > >> Julia > >> > >> who hasn't ever given Benadryl for a trip, but too many times for ant > >> bites and wasp stings (and that one scorpion sting, ow) > >> _______________________________________________ > >> http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > > > > > > In today's news: > > > > > > Makers pull cold medicines sold for infants > > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/11/infant.drugs/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail > > > <http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/11/infant.drugs/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail> > > > > > > <excerpt> > > > > "After reviewing reports of side effects over the last four decades, > > the FDA found 54 child fatalities from over-the-counter > decongestant medicines. > > > > The agency found 69 reports of children's deaths connected with > > antihistamines, which are used to treat runny noses." > > > > </excerpt> > > > > > > (1) That averages to approximately 3 deaths per year. While any > > preventable death is a tragedy, particularly for the family, istm > > that there are other things which result in significantly more than > > three innocent people dying each year which are not being > > recalled/banned, voluntarily or otherwise. > >Banning liquid Benadryl to give children having allergic reactions in >emergencies will result in a lot more deaths than that. > > > (2) I wonder how many of the deaths and non-fatal overdoses may have > > been from parents or other "care"givers doing what was described in > > the earlier portion of this thread: giving them cold medicine > > primarily to take advantage of its sedating side effects to quiet the > > kids for whatever reason. > >If you need the kid to be quiet, have a room "childproofed" for the child >in question (a young enough child will be fine in a properly safe crib), >put the child in that room,
Thought that is not an option when you are on an airplane, or if perhaps due to limited income you live in an apartment so small that you don't have a "spare" room to dedicate to that purpose. > take deep breaths for a few minutes and then >go back to the child. As it says on the back of a bottle of OTC pain reliever "In case of headache, take two tablets and keep away from children." > > (Combining the above: I wonder how many fatalities per year result > > from "shaken baby syndrome," which apparently is frequently triggered > > by wanting the kid to stop crying and be quiet. Is it more than > 3 annually?) > >I believe so. I believe it's more than 3 annually in Texas. I'd have to >check on that, though. > >Yes. > >http://www.dontshake.com/ > >In America every year an estimated 1,200 - 1,400 children are shaken for >whom treatment is sought. Of these tiny victims, 25 -30% die as a result >of their injuries. > >That's significantly more than 3. Yep. -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
