I wish to briefly salute our wonderful assistant, Marjie, who attended to a medical emergency in class today. One of our kids had a severe nosebleed that went on and on. Marjie stayed by his side and followed all her first aid training to stem the flow. The bleeding, however, refused to cease even after ten minutes. Marjie noticed a bit of blood trickling from the child's eye and alerted the head teacher to this anomaly. Since this was so out of the ordinary, we called 911 immediately. They came so quickly! Being so close to our local fire station affords us a great deal of comfort and security. A whole battalion of EMTs, firefighters and police officers arrived. The child remained calm as did Marjie. The head teacher, remaining staff and children went (pretty) serenely about their business as the professionals did theirs. The child's mother arrived and picked up her child to be seen by his pediatrician. We are certain that all will be well. I am very proud of the staff and particularly Marjie for handling this (thankfully) rare situation so well. We are are truly fortunate to have her on staff.
Best regards,
Doni
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I second that Shout-out! Bravo to all the staff for handling things so clamly and professionally. Despite the panic that could ensue when you get the "your child is bleeding and we've called the paramedics" phone call, I could tell the whole situation was being handled calmly. You are all very much appreciated!
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