Student First Aid News

School Nurse Emergency Highlight - Choking

School Nurses know that choking in students most commonly occurs because of food blocking the airway. Students are more likely to choke if they are moving while they are eating,...

Canberra To Maintain School Nurses At Specialis...

Work has begun on a new model for the Healthcare Access at Schools (HAAS) program that will maintain a school nursing presence in all four of Canberra’s specialist schools. The...

A Day In The Life Of School Nurse Sandra Berquist

Sandra Berquist is the School Nurse at Davis Hill Elementary School in Holden, a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sandra is also director for the 14 nurses in the Wachusett...

School Nurse Overheard - Sick And Stupid

Student: Thank you! School Nurse: That’s okay. That’s what I’m here for. Student:  That’s good because if we get sick and you’re not here we have to go home, and...

School Nurse Product Focus - LiteAire Spacers D...

  LiteAire Spacers Disposable offer low-cost pop-up convenience and effective delivery of asthma medication from a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI). Made of cardboard, LiteAire Spacers Disposable are lightweight and stored...

School Nurse Emergency Highlight - Asthma Attack

School  Nurses know that asthma is a widespread chronic illness among students in Australian schools. One in ten Australian children currently suffer from Asthma, which amounts to over 350,000 school-aged...